Doug Scott.

Loud mouth Geordie entrepreneur living in the Midlands

Why an Angel Investor Stopped Investing

Why an Angel Investor Stopped Investing Thanks as this is a copy of this: http://observer.com/2015/08/why-i-stopped-angel-investing-and-you-should-never-start/ Why I Stopped Angel Investing (And You Should Never Start) By Tucker Max • 08/11/15 10:00am I started angel investing almost by accident, which sounds strange to say. Who “accidentally” invests tens of thousands of dollars into highly speculative ventures?…

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Are Uber Nice to Employees with Stock????

Are Uber Nice to Employees with Stock???? Thanks Techcrunch for the below article: http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/29/handcuffed-to-uber/ Creates an interesting moral debate Plenty of people would give everything to be an early employee at seven-year-old Uber. But Uber employees who’ve been with the ride-share company for at least a few years have discovered a considerable downside to their…

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Lots of People I know are Like this and maybe Me

Lots of People I know are Like this and maybe Me

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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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