Why I built Pagecord (opens in new tab)

I started blogging in 2005 when I set up my first company, a consultancy that was just me contracting myself (and my soul) into financial institutions to hand-write code in exchange for cash in the City of London. I had to wear smart trousers, shirts and shoes but I got away without a tie. People carried briefcases. It sounds almost Victorian, doesn't it? I was never a prolific blogger and many of the posts I wrote back in the day got binned because they were terrible (although some survived)...