Author Archives: Doug Scott

Leicester win the Premier League using Moneyball Techniques

Leicester win the Premier League using Moneyball Techniques               Thanks to Bloomberg for this: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-04-26/leicester-city-dirty-dozen-or-harvard-case-study This column should begin with a financial disclosure — of the writer’s own ineptitude. For around 20 years, every August I have bet 20 pounds on Leicester City to win their league. The wall…

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Why I cringe when you say you’re raising a $1.5m seed round…

This is reposted from here as I see this all day: http://blog.elizabethyin.com/post/143331006630/why-i-cringe-when-you-say-youre-raising-a-15m Why I cringe when you say you’re raising a $1.5m seed round… “We’re raising $1.5m.” I cringe.  There’s nothing inherently wrong with raising $1.5m…UNLESS you have not thought about your raise strategically (99.9% of entrepreneurs I meet with). Originally posted by drunkbroadway Most…

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VE Interactive UK Unicorn Curious?

VE Interactive UK Unicorn Curious? I am not good enough in accounts or as a journalist but I do like digging round and seeing what I can find:) Well this morning I was doing some messing and started looking at VE Interactive, which has recently been valued at over £1 billion and a so called…

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We are now in Africa

We are now in Africa Strategic acquisition Pan-African Startup Support Platform, Starta Merges with Potential Group Potential Group acquires Pan-African startup support platform, Starta Potential Group expands to Africa acquires Starta. The UK-based global tech online businesses, Potential Group (Potential.co ), has acquired Starta, ( thestarta.com ), the Pan-African startup support platform currently working out…

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Space Travel or Mortgage Site

Space Travel or Mortgage Site Thanks to https://twitter.com/rodolfor for this piece of genius:) Today it was a big day in London with the launch of another mortgage web business: Habito Today is was a big day in Silicon Valley with the launch of: Space Travel Doug    

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Africa here we come:)

Africa here we come:) Just agreed this morning to launch in Africa…..watch this space:):) This is getting funnier and funnier:) Thanks D****, T*** for letting us come and play Doug

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Strange Day in UK VC World

Strange Day in UK VC World There were 2 big stories today in the UK tech world and it was interesting to see how the VC world responded:)         Onefinestay was sold for $170 million dollars, http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/04/accorhotels-acquires-onefinestay-for-170-million/. OFS had raised $81 million dollars from numerous VC’s including Index.        …

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