Anything else?

Music? The lyric for The Future ... ??? Well, I wrote the first verse last night, and the pre-chorus. I already had the chorus. I need two more verses. 'Yippee! Well done, Mikey! Are you going to scrap this song too?' Shut up, idiot!

No, I'm not going to scrap it. The Future will be as good as I said it would be. And I'm keeping the lyric simple and cool. No fucked-up poetics. Do you know what I mean?

Fitness? I watched another one of those experts on YouTube yesterday. 'FFS.' Apparently, it will be a mistake to stop eating and lose a stone too quickly because I'll probably lose muscle as well as fat. So ... I'm going to cut my calories just a little bit while walking more. I mean, you need cardio. / Also, I'm only doing the dumbbells twice a week now. That gives my body more time to recover and actually helps build muscle.

More ... Cardio? I walked to Richmond and back yesterday. Ten miles. I burned off a thousand calories - I reckon - BUT(!) ... my lunch in Richmond only had nine hundred calories. You see how this works?

More ... Walking? I walked to Kew Bridge (and back, obviously) on Sunday. Just for a change, I went over to the "Ringo" side of the river, and it's much quieter there. More peaceful. 'What's the "Ringo" side of the river?!' Unbelievable! Voice, the "Ringo" side of the river is where Ringo Starr walked in the film A Hard Day's Night when he wanted to get away from the lads. A bit of time to himself, you know? 'Yeah, I remember.'

Uh.

Anyway ...

It's all going to plan, kooks! There's no need for you to worry about a thing.

Laters!

'What about the PR email?'

Oh shit! I forgot!

'Ha, ha, ha!'

Okay, okay. Clara Audry joins the team of General Partners at Jolt Capital, the leading European private equity firm in the field of responsible deeptech B2B companies. Clara Audry is appointed General Partner at Jolt Capital to strengthen the lower mid market team and bring her operational experience as a seasoned investor in venture and private equity deals. Since 2018, Clara was a Partner at CapHorn, a French VC firm investing in B2B tech companies from seed to series B. She sourced and followed several participations in domains ranging from software and AI to hardware. She was sitting on the boards of Bird-Office, Boxy, FinalCad and Worldia. Between 2013 and 2017 she was Vice-President at onefinestay, in charge of launching the French market and developing the European expansion, before the platform was acquired by AccorHotels for $170m. Before joining onefinestay's entrepreneurial journey, Clara had spent 5 years with NextStage, a capital development firm where she invested in various sectors including software, retail and tech consulting. "I'm really delighted to join Jolt Capital, a team focusing on responsible deeptech, preparing the upcoming disruptions in industry, smart mobilities or health, to name a few. Jolt's partnership is super experienced in fields such as semiconductors, hardware and data management, with an extended high-level international network. I have no doubt that Jolt Capital will be one of the main players in the much needed sustainable transformation of European manufacturing and reindustrialization," comments Clara Audry. "Since the beginning of this year, we have considerably strengthened our PE platform to meet the needs of institutional investors and family offices looking for deeptech opportunities, those companies that invent today the solutions we'll need to face the global challenges ahead of us in food, energy, security or health. Clara belongs to this new breed of entrepreneurs-investors who are able and willing to move the needle," says Jean Schmitt, Managing Partner and President of Jolt Capital. Clara Audry graduated from Audencia Business School (Nantes, France) with a MSc Finance, and is an alumna of the University of Ottawa (Canada). She is also a Vice-President of France Digitale (since 2019). About Jolt Capital. Jolt Capital provides growth equity financing to European B2B technology companies about to go global and with current revenue from €15m to €50m. Led by seasoned investors and former C-level executives, Jolt Capital actively drives portfolio companies' expansion and exits. Jolt Capital's proprietary AI platform, Jolt.Ninja, exponentially improves mapping of Europe's technology ecosystem, ESG-compliant deal flow generation, due diligences and post-investment activities.

FFS. My brain.

Er ... yeah, sorry about that, Clara, Jolt. I'm in a mad rush this morning. I've got to write a conceptual. 'No. 1,011! He gets a-ROUND!' Yeah, yeah. They don't need to know that, Voice.

Bye.

[No. 1,010] I'll always be dizzy

Join me!

And ... you???[1], and you, you, you ... !!![1], and ... you???[2], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[1], and you, you, you ... !!![2], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[1], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[2], and I mean ...[1], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[2], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[1], and I mean ...[2], and look at me!!![1], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[2], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[1], and look at me!!![2], and ... fear???[1], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[2], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[1], and ... fear???[2], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[1], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[2], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![1], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[2], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[1], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![2], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[1], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[2], and ... 'They're idiots'[1], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[2], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[1], and ... 'They're idiots'[2], and ... 'When will they learn?'[1], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[2], and words, words, words ... ... ...[1], and ... 'When will they learn?'[2], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![1], and words, words, words ... ... ...[2], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[1], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![2], and ... oh[1], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[1], and ... oh[2], and ... 'This will be good'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[2], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![1], and ... 'This will be good'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![2], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ...[1], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[2], and here I am ... large as life[1], and, so ...[2], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the real reality, obviously[1], and here I am ... large as life[2], and I actually do this for my health[1], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r eal r eality, obviously[2], and I can't get enough[1], and I actually do this for my health[2], and ... you???[3], and I can't get enough[2], and you, you, you ... !!![3], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[3], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[3], and I mean ...[3], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[3], and look at me!!![3], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[3], and ... fear???[3], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[3], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[3], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![3], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[3], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[3], and ... 'They're idiots'[3], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[3], and ... 'When will they learn?'[3], and words, words, words ... ... ...[3], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![3], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[3], and ... oh[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[3], and ... 'This will be good'[3], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[3], and, so ...[3], and here I am ... large as life[3], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r  e  a  l r  e  a  l  i  t  y, obviously[3], and I actually do this for my health[3], and I can't get enough[3], and

And ... you???[1], and you, you, you ... !!![1], and ... you???[2], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[1], and you, you, you ... !!![2], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[1], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[2], and I mean ...[1], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[2], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[1], and I mean ...[2], and look at me!!![1], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[2], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[1], and look at me!!![2], and ... fear???[1], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[2], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[1], and ... fear???[2], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[1], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[2], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![1], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[2], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[1], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![2], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[1], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[2], and ... 'They're idiots'[1], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[2], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[1], and ... 'They're idiots'[2], and ... 'When will they learn?'[1], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[2], and words, words, words ... ... ...[1], and ... 'When will they learn?'[2], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![1], and words, words, words ... ... ...[2], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[1], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![2], and ... oh[1], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[1], and ... oh[2], and ... 'This will be good'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[2], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![1], and ... 'This will be good'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![2], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ...[1], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[2], and here I am ... large as life[1], and, so ...[2], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the real reality, obviously[1], and here I am ... large as life[2], and I actually do this for my health[1], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r eal r eality, obviously[2], and I can't get enough[1], and I actually do this for my health[2], and ... you???[3], and I can't get enough[2], and you, you, you ... !!![3], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[3], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[3], and I mean ...[3], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[3], and look at me!!![3], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[3], and ... fear???[3], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[3], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[3], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![3], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[3], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[3], and ... 'They're idiots'[3], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[3], and ... 'When will they learn?'[3], and words, words, words ... ... ...[3], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![3], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[3], and ... oh[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[3], and ... 'This will be good'[3], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[3], and, so ...[3], and here I am ... large as life[3], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r  e  a  l r  e  a  l  i  t  y, obviously[3], and I actually do this for my health[3], and I can't get enough[3], and

And ... you???[1], and you, you, you ... !!![1], and ... you???[2], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[1], and you, you, you ... !!![2], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[1], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[2], and I mean ...[1], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[2], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[1], and I mean ...[2], and look at me!!![1], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[2], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[1], and look at me!!![2], and ... fear???[1], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[2], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[1], and ... fear???[2], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[1], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[2], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![1], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[2], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[1], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![2], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[1], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[2], and ... 'They're idiots'[1], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[2], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[1], and ... 'They're idiots'[2], and ... 'When will they learn?'[1], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[2], and words, words, words ... ... ...[1], and ... 'When will they learn?'[2], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![1], and words, words, words ... ... ...[2], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[1], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![2], and ... oh[1], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[1], and ... oh[2], and ... 'This will be good'[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[2], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![1], and ... 'This will be good'[2], and ... 'Nice one!'[1], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![2], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[1], and ... 'Nice one!'[2], and, so ...[1], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[2], and here I am ... large as life[1], and, so ...[2], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the real reality, obviously[1], and here I am ... large as life[2], and I actually do this for my health[1], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r eal r eality, obviously[2], and I can't get enough[1], and I actually do this for my health[2], and ... you???[3], and I can't get enough[2], and you, you, you ... !!![3], and don't be so serious, man ... with your problems, and your "business", and all the other shit in your life[3], and, you're so ... square, aren't you?[3], and I mean ...[3], and I want YOU(!) to be free and easy, you dig?[3], and look at me!!![3], and you, come on, spin now ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, what's stopping you???[3], and ... fear???[3], and, Christ ... it's a nightmare[3], and I think you spend too much time with the wrong people ... uh ... are you in the office?[3], and I bet you're in the office aren't you? - idiot(s)![3], and ... 'You tell 'em, Mikey! You tell 'em!'[3], and I bet you're on the phone ... communicating ... FFS, I just ...[3], and ... 'They're idiots'[3], and, listen ... words won't save you, you ... you numbskull!!! - their meanings are a joke[3], and ... 'When will they learn?'[3], and words, words, words ... ... ...[3], and, are there any kooks, ah ... here ... here! ...in this moment? / Come on! ... and can't you speak?! What's wrong with you?![3], and ... 'They don't even want the words in their mouths'[3], and ... oh[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... well, well ... that's fair enough, my little invisible friend / and I take my hat off to them if that's the case[3], and ... 'This will be good'[3], and here is my hat ... and there it goes![3], and ... 'Nice one!'[3], and I love you, kooks! I really, really do[3], and, so ...[3], and here I am ... large as life[3], and leave it all to me a-ROUND to break the words down, down, down ... to get the r  e  a  l r  e  a  l  i  t  y, obviously[3], and I actually do this for my health[3], and I can't get enough[3], and

360 Capital announces something

Well, that's all right, ain't it? 'What's this, boss?' Er ... 360 Capital is announcing something. 'What, on your blog?!' Yeah. 'At the height of summer?!' Some people are crazy, Voice. What can I say?

PRESS RELEASE

360 Capital is pleased to announce the launch of its 360 Square II early-stage fund with a closing of €45M.

Paris, June 13, 2022 - This comes on the back of the highly successful 360 Square I which among its 24 investments winners such as Exotec (France's 25th unicorn), Preligens, Casavo, Alsid (sold to Tenable), Bergamotte (sold to Bloom&Wild), Tediber (sold through a management buyout), Tiller Systems (sold to SumUp) and, and Neutrino (sold to Coinbase).

Leveraging its predecessor's strategy, 360 Square II will continue targeting early-stage tech companies (pre-seed and seed) with a balanced focus on Deeptech, B2B software and consumer tech. As bold trend seekers, 360 Capital seeks talented founders across Western Europe (France, Italy, Spain in particular) to support their ambitious projects with tickets from €200K to €2M. Two investments have already been committed and will be announced shortly.

No endorsement, obviously, kooks. I only endorse my music - as you know. And more of that in a little while. 360 Capital is - 'When did you receive this email, boss?' Last Monday. 'Oh, okay.' Shut up!

Idiot!

Anyway ...

This new fund has attracted strong support from reputable investors amongst which the "Fonds National d'Amorçage 2" (French Tech Seed 2), managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance, MAIF Avenir, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Groupe Rocher, and several European Business Angels.

Angels?

For over two decades 360 Capital has proven its ability to anticipate technological trends and to identify high-potential entrepreneurs capable of turning such trends into powerful and disruptive realities. The firm has a long established reputation in early stage investment within the European tech ecosystem.

Powerful and disruptive realities?! Ha, ha, ha! Well, well ... that's something I can endorse! 'Just like your conceptual literature, boss!' Exactly! 'Will you be writing one later?' Of course I will! You know how much I love the dizzy life.

Anyway, we have quotes from "entrepreneurs" now - if you can believe that.

Quotes from entrepreneurs to attest to it:

Josef Bovet - "360 capital support was very strong towards the whole Tiller journey, from assisting on hypergrowth challenges to identifying the right partners for dilutive and non-dilutive financial resources. They were next to the founders constantly in our bumpy ride!"

Emmanuel Gras - Alsid - "360 Capital has been on our side throughout our whole journey, helping us on several fronts: fundraising, commercial expansion, recruiting… and exiting the company in good conditions! Their commitment and availability have been precious."

Okay.

Uh.

We also have quotes from ... [drum roll] ... 360 Capital. 'Yippee!' Calm down.

Quotes from 360 Capital:

Emanuele Levi, Partner: "Lately we've seen a clear shift in the VC ecosystem giving us even a stronger conviction to focus on seed stage. We believe it's the most attractive place for delivering interesting risk-adjusted returns given the intensification of competition in later stage rounds (series B and beyond) as well as the increased presence of US/UK/Asian investors. At 360 Capital, we have consistently shown our ability to understand and to partner early-on with successful entrepreneurs. 360 Square II is simply the logical continuation of our longstanding legacy and capabilities."

Alexandre Mordacq, Partner: "Seed investment always held a special place in our heart: being the catalyst of world-changing projects certainly is a privilege that we measure everyday, and that's why we're so excited to be able with 360 Square II to soon back the leaders of tomorrow."

Uh.

Fine!

And about the firm -

About 360 Capital :

360 Capital is a Venture Capital firm investing in innovative deep-tech & digital enterprises across Europe. The firm has a 25-year track record of supporting talented tech entrepreneurs in developing ambitious & disruptive companies in a variety of sectors. Led by a diverse, and experienced team of professionals located in Paris and Milan, 360 Capital has €400M of assets under management and an active portfolio of over 60 companies. 

Oh, and there's this -

This document does not constitute an offer to subscribe to financial instruments or investment services. This document contains only general information and does not constitute investment advice.

So ...

Invest in conceptual literature, my friends! Get dizzy as fuck!

ENDS

...

Anything else?

Music? Those lyrics? Well ... I wrote one of them. 'Which one?' Life and Death. 'Yippee!'

Don't get carried away, Voice. I've decided to scrap the song. 'What?! Why?!' Because it's just as boring as most of Dylan's long poetic songs - and I'm not into that stuff any more. My taste has changed. I can't see the point of songs like Desolation Row. I'd rather listen to I Want To Hold Your Hand or Rio or Smells Like Teen Spirit any day.

'Er ... what about Nothing ... ???' Nothing is musically upbeat, and the third verse is better than anyone else's verse in any song. However, I won't be writing any more songs like that either.

It's just pop and rock from now on!

It's just ... FUN - !!!

You dig?

So, here's my, uh ... BIG NINE of songs -

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

The Future

And Rain Came Down

Malibu

Stella

What's This Life We Live?

I need one more, of course.

Actually, I'm going to add Good Times to the list. It's simple, but it's a big song.

So ...

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

The Future

And Rain Came Down

Malibu

Stella

What's This Life We Live?

Good Times

That will do - for now.

And I'm going to finish the lyrics for And Rain Came Down and The Future this week. I need this BIG TEN to stay sane, man. 'Yeah.' Ha!

Anyway, here's the "album" -

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Lucky You

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

Round The Bend

What's This Life We Live?

Stella

Malibu

I'm Right Inside

Nothing

Good Times

A far more lively ending!

'Lively up yourself, Mikey!'

Exactly, Voice! Bob Marley would be so proud of me.

All right, kooks?

Oh, one more thing ... And Rain Came Down is a commercial rock ballad just as good as All The Young Dudes, and remember - that's where I started Bowie's BIG TEN. So ... I'm not too upset about losing Life and Death, which was supposed to be some amazing masterpiece. My BIG TEN is still up there with The Beatles. / Have you ever listened to Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen??? I used to love the song, but now it bores me to tears. That's the sort of thing I'm talking about. Just like Desolation Row, it's a long list of poetic bullshit, and Life and Death is the same.

I still love Famous Blue Raincoat though!!!

Laters.

Refinitiv Lipper: European ETF market report - May 2022

Oh, look! It's Detlef and the gang! 'Yippee!' All right, Voice, calm down.

FFS.

Anyway ...

ETF promoters in Europe experienced estimated net inflows of €2.5 bn for May.

Assets under management in the European ETF industry decreased over the course of May to €1,308.9 bn.

Equity ETFs (+€1.3 bn) posted the highest estimated net inflows in the European ETF industry for May.

The best-selling Lipper global classification for May was Bond USD Government (+€2.7 bn), followed by Equity US (+€2.4 bn) and Equity Europe (+€0.8 bn).

iShares was the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for May (+€5.1 bn), ahead of Vanguard (+€1.1 bn) and SPDR (+€1.0 bn).

The 10 best-selling funds gathered estimated net inflows of €5.7 bn for May.

The best-selling ETF for May, iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc), enjoyed estimated net inflows of €1.6 bn.

Yeah, I'm just wondering ... 'What, boss?' No, it doesn't matter. 'What?!' Let's hear what Detlef has got to say about it first. I mean, he's the professional.

Detlef? Come on, son!

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "May 2022 was another positive month for the European ETF industry since promoters enjoyed inflows. These inflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was impacted by high inflation rates, increasing interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted delivery chains caused by the still ongoing The Thing in Europe and other parts of the world."

Er, yeah, I'm not sure, really. But thanks, anyway, Detlef. 'What's the problem, boss?' Well, I'm thinking ... 'What?' No, I don't want to upset Detlef. 'Oh.' I mean ... you know what I mean, Voice. 'He's the professional.' Exactly! It would be embarrassing for him if I were to point out that - ... uh, never mind. 'What?!' No, it doesn't matter. Forget all about it.

Yeah, just forget about it, Detlef.

Anyway ...

ENDS

...

Anything else, kooks?

Will I write those lyrics tomorrow? I don't know. 'What's the plan, man?' Er ... get up early, and go to bed late, and in between ... just write those three lyrics only stopping for lunch and dinner. 

If I do get the lyrics, they might be a bit rough, but that's okay.

It's not as if I'm starting from scratch. I've got the three titles and concepts, AND ... I've already written the choruses for And Rain Came Down and The Future.

I also need the lyric for a "supporting" song. I doubt I'll attempt that tomorrow though.

I'm going to stop these music updates. 'Yeah, yeah.' I am! You know the plan, man.

Anyway, my BIG TEN and seven supporting songs -

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

Life and Death

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

The Future

And Rain Came Down

Malibu

Stella

What's This Life We Live?

Good Times

Babe

I'm Right Inside

Love Me

Lucky You

Round The Bend

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So - 'What are the dashes for at the end?' I don't have a title for it. 'Oh.' It's going to be my shortest song at around 2.20. It has a nice melody. I've mentioned it before. It did have a title at one point, but I changed my mind.

...

Uh. Demo? Uh.

I shouldn't delay any longer, but ... you know how it is, kooks.

Maybe I'll feel better if I get those lyrics tomorrow ...

Laters!

[No. 1,009] Too hot for spinning???

Ha! It's never too hot for spinning.

And ... oh![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[1], and ... oh![2], and ... come on now![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[2], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[1], and ... come on now![2], and this is the life[1], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[2], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[1], and this is the life[2], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[1], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[2], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[1], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[2], and here I am, again[1], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[1], and here I am, again[2], and my soul is on fire, man!!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[2], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[1], and my soul is on fi re, man!!![2], and ... 'Not I!'[1], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[2], and will I ever stop? - No![1], and ... 'Not I!'[2], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[1], and will I ever stop? - No![2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[2], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[1], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[2], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[1], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[2], and ... 'The squares!'[1], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[2], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[1], and ... 'The squares!'[2], and ... 'I see them'[1], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[2], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[1], and ... 'I see them'[2], and ... 'Very!'[1], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[2], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[1], and ... 'Very!'[2], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[1], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[2], and think, think, think ... ???[1], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[2], and ... No![1], and think, think, think ... ???[2], and ... 'The short answer!'[1], and ... No![2], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[1], and ... 'The short answer!'[2], and it's not complicated, is it?[1], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[2], and ... oh![3], and it's not complicated, is it?[2], and you, you, YOU(!)[3], and ... come on now![3], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[3], and this is the life[3], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[3], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[3], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[3], and here I am, again[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[3], and my soul is on f  i  r  e, man!!![3], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[3], and ... 'Not I!'[3], and will I ever stop? - No![3], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[3], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[3], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[3], and ... 'The squares!'[3], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[3], and ... 'I see them'[3], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[3], and ... 'Very!'[3], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[3], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[3], and think, think, think ... ???[3], and ... No![3], and ... 'The short answer!'[3], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[3], and it's not complicated, is it?[3], and

And ... oh![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[1], and ... oh![2], and ... come on now![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[2], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[1], and ... come on now![2], and this is the life[1], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[2], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[1], and this is the life[2], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[1], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[2], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[1], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[2], and here I am, again[1], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[1], and here I am, again[2], and my soul is on fire, man!!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[2], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[1], and my soul is on fi re, man!!![2], and ... 'Not I!'[1], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[2], and will I ever stop? - No![1], and ... 'Not I!'[2], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[1], and will I ever stop? - No![2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[2], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[1], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[2], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[1], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[2], and ... 'The squares!'[1], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[2], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[1], and ... 'The squares!'[2], and ... 'I see them'[1], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[2], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[1], and ... 'I see them'[2], and ... 'Very!'[1], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[2], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[1], and ... 'Very!'[2], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[1], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[2], and think, think, think ... ???[1], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[2], and ... No![1], and think, think, think ... ???[2], and ... 'The short answer!'[1], and ... No![2], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[1], and ... 'The short answer!'[2], and it's not complicated, is it?[1], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[2], and ... oh![3], and it's not complicated, is it?[2], and you, you, YOU(!)[3], and ... come on now![3], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[3], and this is the life[3], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[3], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[3], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[3], and here I am, again[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[3], and my soul is on f  i  r  e, man!!![3], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[3], and ... 'Not I!'[3], and will I ever stop? - No![3], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[3], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[3], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[3], and ... 'The squares!'[3], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[3], and ... 'I see them'[3], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[3], and ... 'Very!'[3], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[3], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[3], and think, think, think ... ???[3], and ... No![3], and ... 'The short answer!'[3], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[3], and it's not complicated, is it?[3], and

And ... oh![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[1], and ... oh![2], and ... come on now![1], and you, you, YOU(!)[2], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[1], and ... come on now![2], and this is the life[1], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[2], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[1], and this is the life[2], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[1], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[2], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[1], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[2], and here I am, again[1], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[1], and here I am, again[2], and my soul is on fire, man!!![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[2], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[1], and my soul is on fi re, man!!![2], and ... 'Not I!'[1], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[2], and will I ever stop? - No![1], and ... 'Not I!'[2], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[1], and will I ever stop? - No![2], and, no, no, no ...[1], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[2], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[1], and, no, no, no ...[2], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[1], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[2], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[1], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[2], and ... 'The squares!'[1], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[2], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[1], and ... 'The squares!'[2], and ... 'I see them'[1], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[2], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[1], and ... 'I see them'[2], and ... 'Very!'[1], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[2], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[1], and ... 'Very!'[2], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[1], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[2], and think, think, think ... ???[1], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[2], and ... No![1], and think, think, think ... ???[2], and ... 'The short answer!'[1], and ... No![2], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[1], and ... 'The short answer!'[2], and it's not complicated, is it?[1], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[2], and ... oh![3], and it's not complicated, is it?[2], and you, you, YOU(!)[3], and ... come on now![3], and, yes, yes ... I want YOU(!) ... to roll on the floor for me ... with your hair all messed up ... and let's have a good time, you dig?[3], and this is the life[3], and ... are you foaming at the mouth?[3], and me, me, me??? ... ha! ... you see me spinning, don't you?[3], and ... 'You're so GONE, Mikey!'[3], and here I am, again[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'm dizzy as fuck ... just not caring[3], and my soul is on f  i  r  e, man!!![3], and who wants the ice of despair ... shivering, and having no fun?[3], and ... 'Not I!'[3], and will I ever stop? - No![3], and, is, is, is ... the short answer, obviously[3], and, no, no, no ...[3], and we're just like Ollie and Jerry ... 'Who?' ... that song, Voice ... you know, that breakdancing film ... from the Eighties ... 'Oh, okay'[3], and listen to me ... with heavy eyes, like[3], and if I've said it all before ... man, I'm saying it all again ... BECAUSE ... some of you never learn[3], and ... 'The squares!'[3], and, Jesus H. - !!! ... do we have any squares here in this moment ... or this moment ... or this moment ... ???[3], and ... 'I see them'[3], and even some of the kooks ... How committed are they?[3], and ... 'Very!'[3], and, well ... I'll take your word for it, Voice ... and you seem to know all about it, the state of these people, their souls[3], and he was sent by the cosmos, kooks - believe it or not[3], and think, think, think ... ???[3], and ... No![3], and ... 'The short answer!'[3], and I just want to spin now - and forever, you dig? ... not thinking ... just feeling all the feelings ... I'm a simple shaman[3], and it's not complicated, is it?[3], and

Yeah, yeah

I've got a PR email from Detlef and the gang. I'll do it tomorrow. I'm not in the mood for finance. It's too hot. 'But Detlef is a friend of ours!' Yes, Voice. That's why we're doing his email tomorrow. Christ!

Anyway ...

Fitness? Well, without pulling my stomach in, I can see a six-pack forming now and that V-shape you get, so - 'What V-shape, boss?' The shape you get when you do the fitness stuff. Dumbbells and that. 'Oh.' So this is giving me the motivation to go further and get rid of all my belly fat. Not many guys in their fifties have a six-pack, man. (I've never had one!) [I'm going beyond Steve McQueen to be more like Daniel Craig.] / And don't get the wrong idea, reader(s). I'm not doing this because I'm vain or anything. It's to get a record deal, you dig? 'Fuckin' A!' I'm not going to get a deal if I look like someone's dad who is just doing music as a hobby in his man cave or whatever. Do you know what I mean?

Music? My music?! I got a bit of a new tune last night. And I did it in the strange way, uh ... that I often do. Let me explain ... sometimes I might not play my guitar the whole day, but then I feel like picking it up and strumming a bit. Well, then ... I just play any chord and any rhythm and start singing any gibberish words and - something comes out straight away, in seconds! That's happened a few times. And it happened last night. / This new tune might end up as a supporting song. The bad news is ... I don't need no more new tunes, man!!! I need lyrics! 'When are you writing them?' Uh. Friday. 'You were supposed to write them last Friday.' Yeah, yeah. But it's going to be over thirty degrees this Friday. Too hot to go out. So - 'It might be too hot to write lyrics.' FFS! I'll force myself, Voice! Somehow, I will force myself to do it. 'Okay. I don't want to be hard on you, Mikey, but ... I am your manager, you know.' Yeah, yeah.

Invisible manager! Who's ever heard of such a thing? Ridiculous!

Never mind, eh?

Uh.

Anything else?

Er ...

[No. 1,008] How free do you want to be?

I'm asking you.

And, uh ...[1], and you, you, you!!![1], and, uh ...[2], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[1], and you, you, you!!![2], and these words can help you or damage you ...[1], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[2], and listen to me!!![1], and these words can help you or damage you ...[2], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[1], and listen to me!!![2], and stop being lazy![1], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[2], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[1], and stop being lazy![2], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[1], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[2], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[1], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[2], and I go on, and on, and on![1], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[2], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[1], and I go on, and on, and on![2], and their faces, man![1], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[2], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[1], and their faces, man![2], and ... NOTHING - !!![1], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[2], and we just need the will to fight[1], and ... NOTHING - !!![2], and ... 'Come on!'[1], and we just need the will to fight[2], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[1], and ... 'Come on!'[2], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[1], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[2], and ... vampires![1], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[2], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[1], and ... vam pires![2], and ... do you?[1], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[2], and ... ???[1], and ... do you?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[1], and ... ???[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![2], and ... !!![1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[1], and ... !!![2], and, okay ... I can't judge you[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[2], and ... Jesus[1], and, okay ... I can't judge you[2], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[1], and ... Jesus[2], and ... do you dig?[1], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... do you dig?[2], and you, you, you!!![3], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[3], and these words can help you or damage you ...[3], and listen to me!!![3], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[3], and stop being lazy![3], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[3], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[3], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[3], and I go on, and on, and on![3], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[3], and their faces, man![3], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[3], and ... NOTHING - !!![3], and we just need the will to fight[3], and ... 'Come on!'[3], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[3], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[3], and ... v  a  m  p  i  r  e  s![3], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[3], and ... do you?[3], and ... ???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[3], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and ... !!![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[3], and, okay ... I can't judge you[3], and ... Jesus[3], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[3], and ... do you dig?[3], and

And, uh ...[1], and you, you, you!!![1], and, uh ...[2], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[1], and you, you, you!!![2], and these words can help you or damage you ...[1], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[2], and listen to me!!![1], and these words can help you or damage you ...[2], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[1], and listen to me!!![2], and stop being lazy![1], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[2], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[1], and stop being lazy![2], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[1], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[2], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[1], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[2], and I go on, and on, and on![1], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[2], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[1], and I go on, and on, and on![2], and their faces, man![1], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[2], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[1], and their faces, man![2], and ... NOTHING - !!![1], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[2], and we just need the will to fight[1], and ... NOTHING - !!![2], and ... 'Come on!'[1], and we just need the will to fight[2], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[1], and ... 'Come on!'[2], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[1], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[2], and ... vampires![1], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[2], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[1], and ... vam pires![2], and ... do you?[1], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[2], and ... ???[1], and ... do you?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[1], and ... ???[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![2], and ... !!![1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[1], and ... !!![2], and, okay ... I can't judge you[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[2], and ... Jesus[1], and, okay ... I can't judge you[2], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[1], and ... Jesus[2], and ... do you dig?[1], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... do you dig?[2], and you, you, you!!![3], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[3], and these words can help you or damage you ...[3], and listen to me!!![3], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[3], and stop being lazy![3], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[3], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[3], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[3], and I go on, and on, and on![3], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[3], and their faces, man![3], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[3], and ... NOTHING - !!![3], and we just need the will to fight[3], and ... 'Come on!'[3], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[3], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[3], and ... v  a  m  p  i  r  e  s![3], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[3], and ... do you?[3], and ... ???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[3], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and ... !!![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[3], and, okay ... I can't judge you[3], and ... Jesus[3], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[3], and ... do you dig?[3], and

And, uh ...[1], and you, you, you!!![1], and, uh ...[2], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[1], and you, you, you!!![2], and these words can help you or damage you ...[1], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[2], and listen to me!!![1], and these words can help you or damage you ...[2], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[1], and listen to me!!![2], and stop being lazy![1], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[2], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[1], and stop being lazy![2], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[1], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[2], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[1], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[2], and I go on, and on, and on![1], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[2], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[1], and I go on, and on, and on![2], and their faces, man![1], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[2], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[1], and their faces, man![2], and ... NOTHING - !!![1], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[2], and we just need the will to fight[1], and ... NOTHING - !!![2], and ... 'Come on!'[1], and we just need the will to fight[2], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[1], and ... 'Come on!'[2], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[1], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[2], and ... vampires![1], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[2], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[1], and ... vam pires![2], and ... do you?[1], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[2], and ... ???[1], and ... do you?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[1], and ... ???[2], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![2], and ... !!![1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[1], and ... !!![2], and, okay ... I can't judge you[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[2], and ... Jesus[1], and, okay ... I can't judge you[2], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[1], and ... Jesus[2], and ... do you dig?[1], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... do you dig?[2], and you, you, you!!![3], and it's a nasty truth, man, BUT(!) ... you are responsible for the shit you're in, and only you can get yourself out of it[3], and these words can help you or damage you ...[3], and listen to me!!![3], and have you read Erich Fromm's The Fear of Freedom yet? ... I mean, I told you about the book ages ago, didn't I?[3], and stop being lazy![3], and I don't want to see you suffering BECAUSE ... I know you're a kook / and squares don't spin a-ROUND here[3], and we all know the world is getting worse ...[3], and it's hard, yeah, yeah ... and I struggle ... of course I do! ... but do you see me ... stopping???[3], and I go on, and on, and on![3], and the monstrous "people" who run the world are surprisingly stupid - just look at our political leaders[3], and their faces, man![3], and we can beat them - even if we start from nothing / and we are starting from nothing, a lot of us[3], and ... NOTHING - !!![3], and we just need the will to fight[3], and ... 'Come on!'[3], and if those stupid monsters are smart at anything ... it's convincing us to be weak[3], and we give them our strength - and they drink our blood[3], and ... v  a  m  p  i  r  e  s![3], and maybe ... you want to get beyond the THREE???[3], and ... do you?[3], and ... ???[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... oh, so GONE(!) where nothing matters any more forever[3], and, yes, yes, yes ... it really matters![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and ... !!![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and will there even be any spinning beyond the THREE??? ... no one knows[3], and, okay ... I can't judge you[3], and ... Jesus[3], and, so ... good luck to you, my kooks! ... but, but, BUT(!) ... I'm staying in the cold world to prove a point[3], and ... do you dig?[3], and

Who's ever heard of enthusiasm for finance on a Monday morning?

Ha, ha, ha!

It just doesn't happen, man, unless ... something is very, very, very, very, very, very wrong with you.

So ...

Music? Uh. My music?

I didn't write those lyrics. 'Christ!' Shut up, Voice! / I'm going to force myself this week BUT(!) the problem is, these songs ... Life and Death, The Future, And Rain Come Down ... aren't going to be as good as my two best songs Mighty Soul and Shady, Dodgy, Shifty ... so, well ... it's hard to get the enthusiasm. Enthusiasm for pop and rock and roll??? - !!! Ah, I will force myself though, then ... I'll find a way to get more songs like my two best.

Listen! We all know that there are famous songwriters who wrote their best two or three songs ... thirty or forty or fifty years ago. I ain't gonna be like that. My two best songs were written in the last fourteen months. Talk to me in ten years or twenty years ... there's no way I'll be happy with just those two. That's insanity, man. No, I'll have more! You dig? So ... maybe I won't be prolific, I don't know. I just know I need to be EXCITED(!!!) about the thought of writing whatever song.

Whatever song it is!

Having said all that ... my BIG TEN will be amazing. My standards are crazy. People are going to be shocked that one guy could match the best ten [Beatle] songs of Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison.

'That should motivate you, boss.'

Yes, it should. It should.

It should.

It should.

It should.

It should.

It should.

It should.

'What is wrong with you?'

Nothing!

I'm close. I'm real close. I'll force myself, somehow.

I will.

I will.

I will.

I will.

I will.

I will.

The BIG TEN is freedom.

Anyway ...

There's some good news, kooks. I'm working from a position of pop and rock and roll being dead in the world. That's the truth. I can look at the Sixties, the Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties ... I can analyse all the classics, you dig? And I can say ... "I can beat that", "I can improve on that", "I can beat that", "I can improve on that" ... ... ...

I am the last one. And I have the luxury, the good fortune, whatever ... of seeing everything that has been done.

That's what the cosmos was saving me for. / Not that the cosmos cares, of course. Well ...

'The cosmos cares about you, Mikey. You - !!!'

Does it, Voice? Does it really? I mean, sometimes I ... I, I ...

'That's why I was sent to watch over you.'

Oh, okay. My invisible manager!

Ha!

Well, that's all right, ain't it?

Laters, music fans!

'Bye.'

Pimster raises €2M to reinvent the post-sale customer relationship of brands

Oh dear.

'What's wrong with that, boss?!'

Well ... it's just more work, isn't it? I was hoping to take it easy today BECAUSE ... I'm definitely working on those lyrics tomorrow. 'It's going to be nice and sunny tomorrow.' I couldn't care less, Voice. It's going to be nice and sunny at the weekend, too. I'll have my fun then.

Anyway ...

Paris, June 2nd, 2022, 

Pimster announces today a €2 million funding round led by Kima, LeFonds by FrenchFounders and business angels such as Stéphane Levy (Labelium), Thibaud Elzière (E-Founders), Frédéric Montagnon (Arianee). Launched at the end of 2021 by Baptiste Gamblin (CEO), Grégoire Galichon (COO) and Aubry d'Andoque (CTO), graduates of HEC and X and incubated at Station F, Pimster is a SaaS platform that helps brands turn post-sale into a sustainable growth lever by reconnecting with their consumers. The start-up guides users through the life of their product, from the product onboarding to the second life of the product, including maintenance and repair. Brands can interact and create customized content for each user. Pimster also helps brands get to know their consumers better by collecting a significant amount of unavailable data to personalize the experience and optimize conversion rates. 

Right. Christ. Did anyone understand a word of that? 'Your readers probably did.' Oh, those clowns.

Anyway ...

The idea for this project came from a simple observation: user manuals are complex and 96% of users do not read them. Who hasn't returned a product because they didn't understand the instructions or called the service department? Pimster solves this huge problem for brands by offering videos in story format that explain step by step how to use the product, maintain it or repair it. Baptiste Gamblin, CEO of Pimster, explains: "When we explored companies' after-sales services, we quickly realized that more than 30% of after-sales tickets were due to a bad or non-reading of the instructions. Historically perceived as a cost structure, after-sales service is now a real growth lever for companies, particularly through the sale of spare parts, the personalization of the experience and consumer loyalty. It is to enrich and structure all of these brand/user connection opportunities that we founded Pimster."

Yeah, yeah. I like manuals. You can flick through manuals.

While brands spend tens of millions of euros in marketing budgets to get new users, they later find it difficult to interact with them in the post-sale stage. Pimster decided to put technology at the core of the customer experience and give brands back the keys to the customer relationship through comprehensive support. These personalized interactions are essential since average shopping carts increase by more than 140% after a customized experience. "Pimster addresses a global issue that affects brands in all their markets. Our mission is to accompany them with LeFonds and the FrenchFounders network for a fast and efficient international development aligned with their vision and ambitions." Géraldine Le Meur, General Partner LeFonds. 

Brands, brands, brands. That's all we have these days. T.S. Eliot wrote: Where is the Life we have lost in living?

It's down the toilet, mate.

Anyway ...

The start-up is creating a comprehensive and customizable tool to support users at every stage of their product's life: digital instructions in the form of stories, advice on how to maintain the product, and a repair guide with the possibility of -

All right, all right. That's enough.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

Good luck with it, whoever you are. 'Pimster.' What?! 'Pimster.' Okay. Whatever.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

I'm at your entire disposal for further information or interview request. 

Best, 

Charlotte

Uh ... another day, maybe. I'm tired.

...

Anything else?

Are you taking the piss, dear reader(s)? Get it through your head now: I AM TIRED.

Voice?

'See you next week, kooks!'