Thoughts

Fatherhood for Homeless People

Berlin forever

Nov 30, 2025 • Alex Crompton

October 2025

Startup Advice That Works

The strangest thing about startup advice is that either it doesn't seem to work, or people don't read it.

Oct 3, 2025 • Alex Crompton

September 2025

How To Learn A Language When You Don't Want To

I don't got it

Sep 30, 2025 • Alex Crompton

August 2025

Dadprint, An 80/20 Blueprint For Dad Bods

I was a meagre, thin boy - short enough that I would put socks in my shoes.

Aug 14, 2025 • Alex Crompton

November 2022

What is Chess? What to think and how long for

Your knight for my pawn, and you have to take it.

Nov 2, 2022 • Alex Crompton

July 2022

Why Your Chess Openings Suck (introducing OpeningBuilder)

You’d think chess is a cheap hobby.

Jul 11, 2022 • Alex Crompton

February 2022

Calculating About Magic

Once I’d officially failed, my friend, colleague, and investor Alice asked me, ‘are you happy you did it?’.

Feb 7, 2022 • Alex Crompton

December 2021

And Ideas, Or Ideas

"One place for all healthcare data."

Dec 22, 2021 • Alex Crompton

November 2021

How To Learn Chess As An Adult (or, how I went from 300 to 1500 ELO in 9 months)

Becoming the worst best chess player in the world

Nov 5, 2021 • Alex Crompton

May 2020

A Life's Work

I left Entrepreneur First a year ago, and since then my perspective on life has changed a lot.

May 22, 2020 • Alex Crompton

May 2019

Leaving EF

Today is my last day at Entrepreneur First (EF).

May 2, 2019 • Alex Crompton

March 2019

Why Tech Companies Are Bad

The fastest growing tech companies are often Bad.

Mar 30, 2019 • Alex Crompton