Making technology work for everyone. CTO @PensionBee (LON:PBEE). Adviser @decipad. He/him

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Some thoughts on the evolution of digital assistants
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7 May 2025
What if you took the core abstractions of Plan 9 from Bell Labs and put them in a WebAssembly module? progrium.xyz/blog/2025/spiri…
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“Inspired and hilarious” Thank you to the Financial Times (@FT) for including High Vaultage in their list of Best Summer Books of 2024!
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A highly satisfying and tense series finale! The @Victoriocity folk (bestselling authors @chrssgdn and @JenSugden) really are very good at weaving the many threads of mystery stories
Season finale day! 🎉 The seventh and final episode of Truth & Claw, ‘The Manhunt’, is out now.
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2x Senior Software Engineer roles (JavaScript / Java engineers particularly welcome) open at @pensionbee, come say hi :)
🐝 PensionBee is hiring Senior Software Engineers Pensions are a complex market, we're passionate about making it simpler for people. Come and help! 🌟 Be part of a ve and supportive culture where your work makes a real difference 🌍 Hybrid or Remote (within UK) 1/
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20 Mar 2024
We are thrilled to announce that #HighVaultage by @chrssgdn and @JenSugden is an Instant Sunday Times Bestseller! ⚡ Dive into the chaos of Even Greater London, 1887: brnw.ch/21wI2wD
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Really enjoyed this talk about #ToolsForThought from @Mappletons youtu.be/yKjxhoavCRM?si=EkYK… The more we explore Domain-Driven Design @pensionbee the more I realise our cultural practices fail to adequately explore problem spaces
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This quote from Doug Engelbart sums it up well - computers should help people approach a problem space, understand it and find solutions. Particularly in the context of group work, I would argue our tools and practices regularly fail that brief
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Can't recommend this book enough! And with early access passes thrown in to the most excellent @Victoriocity podcast series 3, it should be a no-brainer :D
High Vaultage is out now! 🎉 To celebrate, we’re giving away Truth & Claw early access passes (so you can listen to the full season without waiting) and some great bonus content to everyone who orders by Saturday night (or already has)! Details at victoriocity.com/high-vaulta…
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High Vaultage spotted in the wild with a lovely @Waterstones recommendation: “a hilarious novel set in London in 1887 … Twisty, inventive and thrilling, this novel about a private detective agency will excite and electrify” Official launch tomorrow! 🎉
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It’s High Vaultage publication day! 🎉 A tale of private detectives, kidnappings, unsolvable bank break-ins, and spiralling nefariousness in the chaos of Even Greater London, 1887. We (@chrssgdn and @JenSugden) hope you love it. Happy reading 📕 👸 🤖
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I don't read many books thanks to having a 1-year old, but after a recommendation for "The Culture Code" by @DanielCoyle from @richmarr (VP Engineering @pensionbee) I couldn't put it down. Psychological safety, belonging, managing for creativity vs proficiency #WorldBookDay2024
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21 Feb 2024
They buried the lede on this new study. It's not that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression treatment, but that *just* dancing has the largest effect of *any treatment* for depression. That's kind of beautiful.
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Season 3 ‘Truth & Claw’, Episode 1 ‘The Beast’. Out now.
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High Vaultage hardbacks in all their neon glory! Copies available for preorder from all touring bookmonger wagons. Outside the U.K.? Free international shipping available from @blackwellbooks. Find out more at victoriocity.com/high-vaulta…
Check out these gorgeous hardbacks of High Vaultage by @chrssgdn and @JenSugden! So great to finally have hands and eyes on this beauty, and it’s out on 14th March from @gollancz.
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So proud of @JenSugden and @chrssgdn for getting their first @Victoriocity book over the line and into pre-sales. Having seen a draft I can tell you this is a bonnet-gripping romp through mystery, intrigue and hilarity set in a bizarre-yet-plausible techno-Victorian age. **BUY**
26 Oct 2023
We are delighted to share the cover for HIGH VAULTAGE⚡ From the creators of the acclaimed podcast @Victoriocity comes an electrifying novel set in the greatest, most chaotic city in history. Coming 14 March 2024. Pre-order now: geni.us/5zk3n
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26 Oct 2023
Our debut novel is coming to life! I am unreasonably lucky to be able to build the world of Even Greater London with one of my absolute top 8-10 people, @JenSugden. Thank you to all the listeners of @Victoriocity who’ve helped us get this far! We can’t wait for you to read it.
26 Oct 2023
We are delighted to share the cover for HIGH VAULTAGE⚡ From the creators of the acclaimed podcast @Victoriocity comes an electrifying novel set in the greatest, most chaotic city in history. Coming 14 March 2024. Pre-order now: geni.us/5zk3n
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26 Oct 2023
So thrilled to finally share this! @chrssgdn and I have been working non-stop on this alongside season 3 of the podcast (coming soon!). We are so proud of it and so grateful to everyone (podcast cast & crew, listeners and supporters, our editor and agent) who helped get us here!
26 Oct 2023
We are delighted to share the cover for HIGH VAULTAGE⚡ From the creators of the acclaimed podcast @Victoriocity comes an electrifying novel set in the greatest, most chaotic city in history. Coming 14 March 2024. Pre-order now: geni.us/5zk3n
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High Vaultage, the first Victoriocity novel, is available for pre-order! Join Inspector Fleet and journalist Clara Entwhistle on a madcap adventure as they're drawn into the mystery of a series of unsolvable & inexplicable break-ins at banks across the city of Even Greater London
26 Oct 2023
We are delighted to share the cover for HIGH VAULTAGE⚡ From the creators of the acclaimed podcast @Victoriocity comes an electrifying novel set in the greatest, most chaotic city in history. Coming 14 March 2024. Pre-order now: geni.us/5zk3n
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Exciting news - the @pensionbee #PensionConfident Podcast is shortlisted in 2x categories at The Lovie Awards 2023! PLEASE support us and cast your votes here: Best Series in Podcasts: vote.lovieawards.com/PublicV… Best Branded Podcast or Segment in Podcasts: vote.lovieawards.com/PublicV…
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6 Sep 2023
Rowing the Thames! Setting off from Pimlico to Deptford in just over an hour! Raising money for @AHOYofficial Tired, achy but a wonderful day and experience. Thanks to everyone that sponsored me/us! ahoycentre.enthuse.com/pf/pe…
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