Duncan Kerr – The sexy VC in the midlands at Midven
I love Duncan and I do like messing:) Some of these pictures are Duncan: South African and he has heard me sing that song lots of time – THAT SONG Investment Director at Midven in Birmingham – so spends other peoples cash. Phd at Cambridge in Physics I was privileged to be on the board…
Read moreNick Holzherr – The Apprentice with the Hair:) Whisk
Dear dear Nick:) NICK WAS MY FIRST AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM Swiss posh boy – but never mentioned any where????? I met him almost 3 years ago in a bar in Birmingham in the early days of Oxygen Accelerator with Simon Jenner and also Steve Smith ( the guy behind Poundland – Steve…
Read moreAndy McLoughlin – The Doctor Who – Huddle now SoftTech
Andy Mcloughlin – ex Huddle co-founder and now a VC at Softtech. Poacher turned game keeper: They seek him here they seek him there. I have no idea why that came into my mind when thinking of Andy but it did. He is definitely not a dedicated follower of fashion – Beatles song in…
Read moreBill Earner – The American – Connect Ventures
This article is written about Bill Earner as an earlier article had Bill’s name in it and I did not wish to confuse myself. Bill Earner is another bloody American who has realised that real football is played with a round ball and none of that fancy padding stuff. Sadly he is not a Newcastle…
Read moreEileen Burbidge – The Preacher – Passion Capital
Can you believe Eileen Burbridge started life as a miner – honest – definitely she did not look like the ones I knew in Newcastle. But that’s what happens when you do a Computer Science degree in Chicago. Here is the photo proof: She then went onto fixing phones for Skype in the early days,…
Read moreIvan Mazour – the Russian:) – Angel Investor
Ya ne govoryu po-russki- just for you Ivan:) I know you like to tweet:) I was going to post some Russian jokes but they did not seem funny….boom boom Random post:) Russian Building a cult – you have been warned here first – Ivan’s Manifesto Raised $2 million in seed funding and would not let…
Read moreAlex Dunsdon? – The Bald VC – SaatchInvest Saatchi Invest
Alex Dunsdon – ha ha….. My first post about people and as I know Alex quite well I thought he could be the first:) Especially as he is on holiday at present….Yes startup people VC’s simply vanish on holidays with no warning – get used to it:) Ps I am in Spain as I write…
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