Scott Sage – ex DFJ Esprit – VC now Angel Investor
Scott Sage – ex DFJ Esprit – VC now Angel Investor Scott confused me as I stared this article when he was a VC at DFJ and now he has quit to do something else……he also one day is going to visit me, but he has been saying that forever:( I have no idea what…
Read moreTim O’Shea – Angel Investor
Tim O’Shea – Angel Investor My long time matey wor Timmy as we call him, as he was born in Newcastle, but now drives a tractor in Norfolk. He spent his early life at a posh Uni and managed to stay in, then advanced his life to doing odd things in very odd countries…sounds like…
Read moreWhat do startups need to prove to get @PotentialVC to invest?
In the grand scheme of things, we’d like to think that we’re not The Evil Investor. And while we don’t exactly have a 231491221-page long investment thesis (who reads those anyway?), this Venn diagram should explain our crazy methods nicely. If you’re an early-stage startup, well, this is what we’re looking for. Introducing our Circles…
Read moreWayne Gibbins – Notion Capital – VC
Wayne Gibbins – Notion Capital – VC Gibbo as he is commonly called used to work collecting stamps and is the son of a famous stamp collector called Stan…he is not a gibbon which many think. I personally do not think he looks anything like a monkey. Wayne has a lovely house but the walls…
Read moreThe Bakery has cheap desks in London
The Bakery has cheap desks in London Bald Alex has some desks free:):):) Room at The Bakery, just north of the Old Street. 230 City Road, London, EC1V 2TT Looking for more fun companies to come and work in our space to enhance our buzzy entrepreneurial culture. £250 per desk. http://www.thebakerylondon.com Contact them quick:) Doug
Read moreMobile is growing at a stupid pace
Mobile is growing at a stupid pace 42% growth per annum Denmark, Norway, Sweden, China, Spain have fastest growth rate India, Taiwan, Malaysia fastest growing emerging markets Amazon sold $16 billion worth of products in 2014 In 2018 half of world mobile spend will be in Asia Doug Reference: http://www.coupofy.com/blog/mobile-commerce-growing-300-faster-than-ecommerce-infographic
Read moreIs Amazon bad?
Is Amazon bad? So loads of amazon bashing going on but if we think amazon as a normal highly driven company other than a pure play internet company then are they really that bad? I spent times at numerous investment banks and know many people at large normal corporates. These people work stupid hours, fly…
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