BritChips podcast: Stan the Man

There is an English proverb attributed to 14th century poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer that reads, 'Mighty oaks from little acorns grow'.Here's my version.'A mighty arm from a little acorn grew.'Hold onto that thought.If you didn't know Stan Boland and looked him up on LinkedIn, you'd read that he is an Investor and Advisor.If you do know him, you might say that is a bit of an understatement.Boland led the team responsible for the separation of what became the UK's most successful semiconductor design company, Arm, from troubled set-top box and PC manufacturer, Acorn, for which he was CEO.(See what I did there?)That was a bit of a career change for a guy who had spent his formative years running foreign exchange trading for aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and then as Group Treasurer for what was at the time the UK's flagship mainframe computer manufacturer, ICL.That was merely the start of Boland's illustrious career in the UK semiconductor industryOver the next twenty-five years, Boland founded, led, scaled and sold globally successful UK chip companies, joined other UK tech startups as CEO, chaired a deep tech industry trade association, and now sits on the board of yet another a UK startup that has the potential to give Nvidia a good run for its money!Yet he's still much younger than me!All I can say is find a comfy chair, kick off your shoes, lay back and spend the next hour or so listening in awe to Stan Boland tell his story. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anttheantidote.substack.com