Steve O’Hear – Techcrunch journalist
Steve O’Hear – Techcrunch journalist Steve just posted this one medium: https://medium.com/@sohear/mission-statement-2f62d8986c06 following a discussion we had a few weeks ago:) The question I asked is one dear to my heart as many people know me will tell you, as I am always asking people and myself:) The day I was asked what motivates me…
Read moreStartups, here’s why investor updates are so important.
30-minute template cheat sheet printable coming up next week! What the heck is an investor update? Any mentor worth their salt might have told you that they’d like to receive an update of your progress from time to time. And that’s where an investor update comes in. As a startup, we initially didn’t realise the…
Read moreShould we raise a VC fund??
Should we raise a VC fund?? People keep mentioning this…..so should we? Plus points: Could be a mad ride We would invest in looneys Negative points We will have Limited Partner Investors who will disagree with our madness We could hate it and quit Thoughts please below? How do you have a fun and…
Read moreGoogle changes it’s name??
Google changes it’s name?? Alphabet is the new name for the holding company where 98% of revenue comes from the company called Google that sells ad space. Why would you do that??? Makes life easier for the accountants to understand Makes the monopoly people think you do lots of stuff Makes people feel they…
Read moreSteve Karmeinsky – City Meets Tech
Steve Karmeinsky – City Meets Tech 40,000 tweets beat that baby. Steve does love his tweeting. He can be seen tweeting day and night. On July 22nd 2004 Steve’s sister’s son was circumcised…honest…you can search for it and find it on the internet. Speaking of circumcision, which we weren’t until I brought it up..well…
Read moreYour UK Startup Ecosystem Primer
Break this out when you’re trying to explain what you’re up to, to non-startup friends and family. Startup Ecosystem First, what makes a startup ecosystem? A bunch of stuff really. The founders with their ideas, the folks who work with them to make it happen, the money that oils it all, the spaces they congregate…
Read moreFirst Round Fund – 10 year stats
First Round Fund – 10 year stats Overview of what seems to work after 300 investments at early stage 1. Female Founders are better than males 2. Founders under 25 do better 3. Founders from good Universities do better 4. Founders who worked at great tech companies do better ( ie Google/Facebook etc ) 5….
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