Dylan Collins – Hoxton Ventures – VC
Dylan Collins – Hoxton Ventures – VC Once was in kids programs called Magic Roundabout. Dylan now lives near the Magic Roundabout commonly called Old Street Roundabout. If you do not understand then you need to spend more time watching kids TV, especially the older more creative stuff. Doug Dylan is an accelerator, building…
Read moreIan Merricks – Fast Forward London, Accelerator Academy, White Horse Capital
Ian Merricks – Fast Forward London, Accelerator Academy, White Horse Capital Wanna be pop start – star or tart, it was a misstype but amused me:) I actually thought Ian would make a better motor racing driver and for some reason Jenson Button came to mind. Jenson is nothing like Ian, but maybe Ian has…
Read moreThomas Jones – Charlotte Street Capital – VC
Thomas Jones – Charlotte Street Capital – VC Really Tom Jones has started investing in startups…bet you are shocked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrwO8b9iq34 Tom was not really born in Wales, but Australian…as you can see from my posts many Ozzies ( Ozzy Ozzy Oi Oi Oi ) are in the UK, that is simply bacause Oz is like…
Read moreAndrew Weisz – Angel Investor
Andrew Weisz – Angel Investor Weissy is what I call him so please do that too:) I promised I would not write anything slanderous about Andy as I love him so much..true:):) He grew up in North London and went to a shitty school, then he was super smart and went to Oxford and to…
Read moreShould you really raise money?
Should you really raise money? James has a point: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-dont-have-raise-money-james-routledge When you raise money: You often lose a level of actual board control (depending on the amount raised and terms) You can’t be a nice profitable ‘lifestyle’ business. Investors want the business to be a 10x return because that’s how they make money. You can’t…
Read moreToby Ramsden – Ingenious Media
Toby Ramsden – Ingenious Media Wow does the tax man like Ingenious….they are ingenious:):) I don’t think that part is wor Toby…….but it makes a story:) Doug Toby is Managing Director at Ingenious Media. Experienced corporate finance advisor to media & technology companies. Recent completed transactions led include advising: leading insurer Direct Line…
Read moreAlasdair McPherson – Angel Investor
Alasdair McPherson – Angel Investor Is he a jock, Is he Welsh – what and who is Alasdair McP? He a friend of Edie Mc Credie You can see Alasdair at 32 seconds into the song:) Alasdair obviously came from Balamorey, which is not the same the place where Susan Boyle is from…to people not…
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