Andrew Lacy

So moving country for me or city is like this opportunity to sort of reinvent yourself if you want to. Sometimes I've used that to... reinvent my personality to some extent. I've gone from being very introverted and heads down to being a lot more extroverted and heads up. But also no one has any prior expectations about who you are and what you're going to do.

So moving country for me or city is like this opportunity to sort of reinvent yourself if you want to. Sometimes I've used that to... reinvent my personality to some extent. I've gone from being very introverted and heads down to being a lot more extroverted and heads up. But also no one has any prior expectations about who you are and what you're going to do.

And I think that's just super liberating for taking risks.

And I think that's just super liberating for taking risks.

Well, I should just say one more point about the context, because I think it's really important. I think the one thing that the US does really well is it has a expectation that people do reinvent themselves. You know, I've lived in Europe, obviously in Australia as well.

Well, I should just say one more point about the context, because I think it's really important. I think the one thing that the US does really well is it has a expectation that people do reinvent themselves. You know, I've lived in Europe, obviously in Australia as well.

And I think if you were a lawyer and you went to your family and friends and say, hey, I'm thinking about quitting the law and learning how to program. Every single person is just going to tell you you're crazy. In America, you do that, you might still be crazy, but no one is going to tell you this. They're like, cool, right on. You're living the dream.

And I think if you were a lawyer and you went to your family and friends and say, hey, I'm thinking about quitting the law and learning how to program. Every single person is just going to tell you you're crazy. In America, you do that, you might still be crazy, but no one is going to tell you this. They're like, cool, right on. You're living the dream.

And I think we forget that successful career change, it's not just about having the strength and fortitude within, but it's also the societal context is so important in creating an environment where people feel really comfortable doing that. So if you're in a place where that's not the case, then I definitely encourage you to think about possibly moving.

And I think we forget that successful career change, it's not just about having the strength and fortitude within, but it's also the societal context is so important in creating an environment where people feel really comfortable doing that. So if you're in a place where that's not the case, then I definitely encourage you to think about possibly moving.

And I think in all parts of the world that Tel Aviv, for example, and Israel is a very, I think, forward-looking and entrepreneurial place. environment in Europe. There are places like this all around the world. You don't have to come to Silicon Valley, but not every place has this environment that enables you to sort of take that leap as easily as you can in the U.S.

And I think in all parts of the world that Tel Aviv, for example, and Israel is a very, I think, forward-looking and entrepreneurial place. environment in Europe. There are places like this all around the world. You don't have to come to Silicon Valley, but not every place has this environment that enables you to sort of take that leap as easily as you can in the U.S.

Well, I had gone backpacking, you know, as an Aussie around the world. So I think a lot of people would have said, oh, this is Andrew. This is a different type of backpacking. You know, he's going to head over to the US and he's going to be working instead of playing, but he'll be back, I think, was the assumption. And I haven't been back now for over 20 years.

Well, I had gone backpacking, you know, as an Aussie around the world. So I think a lot of people would have said, oh, this is Andrew. This is a different type of backpacking. You know, he's going to head over to the US and he's going to be working instead of playing, but he'll be back, I think, was the assumption. And I haven't been back now for over 20 years.

Well, for me, the thing that I found, I didn't know too much about how to build startups inside out. There were a lot of things that were really new to me. People would say things and then I would go and like Google what the word was and try and understand what's a use case and how is that important.

Well, for me, the thing that I found, I didn't know too much about how to build startups inside out. There were a lot of things that were really new to me. People would say things and then I would go and like Google what the word was and try and understand what's a use case and how is that important.

But I started to learn really quickly that what's really nice about entrepreneurship is that you're sort of like blazing your own path. And that means that there's just a lot of problem solving. And what I found was that when I looked back on my career, I was studying law. Well, what is law? Law is problem solving.

But I started to learn really quickly that what's really nice about entrepreneurship is that you're sort of like blazing your own path. And that means that there's just a lot of problem solving. And what I found was that when I looked back on my career, I was studying law. Well, what is law? Law is problem solving.

How do you find the right cases to support an argument that you want to make to win the case that you're advocating for? Consulting is about going in and really trying to understand very quickly what are the issues and then suggest possible solutions. So I just found that in some ways, the startup world for me was the most concentrated problem solving environment that you could find.

How do you find the right cases to support an argument that you want to make to win the case that you're advocating for? Consulting is about going in and really trying to understand very quickly what are the issues and then suggest possible solutions. So I just found that in some ways, the startup world for me was the most concentrated problem solving environment that you could find.