Alan Chang: Flying business class is worth it to preserve productivity
Alan Chang · Fuse CEO Alan Chang: The Revolut Playbook of Speed & Ownership, Why Founders Aren’t Ambitious Enough · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jan 5, 2026 · at 57:55
Alan Chang is the co-founder and CEO of Fuse Energy and an early executive at Revolut. He discusses how he uses money to buy back time and maintain work efficiency.
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“Like, flying coach just kills your I think it just wastes two days, right? So just, I think it's worth, flying business helps you know, you can work on a plane and not feel terrible, you know, the day after, right?”
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