Wayne 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 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 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….
Read moreChris Tottman – Notion Capital – VC
Chris Tottman – Notion Capital – VC Originally from Tottenham, North London but when he moved into the country he needed to have a more countrified name and Tottman was born. But before becoming the country gent Tottman now is he was a skilled winger for Cheltenham Town, his playing career was sadly cut short…
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