Arrogance in the Tech world from Paul Graham
Arrogance in the Tech world from Paul Graham Who said techies had become arrogant self centred people?? Seemingly Sam Altman of YCombinator was not allowed to be served at the bar at The Ritz in London because he was wearing trainers ( sneakers ). Picture from his twitter handle included:) Sam quotes: Low point:…
Read moreIgnite allows people to invest- wow
Ignite allows people to invest- wow Many people know I am a great fan of the guys and girls in Newcastle, well they have now expanded to London and are allowing everyone to invest:) Ignite Fund Click Here Some awesome companies have come from this place:):) Many I have invested in:) They already have lots…
Read moreMartyn Davies – First Day at Ignite School
Martyn Davies – First Day at Ignite School So Martyn Davies left the kindergarden of Sendgrid to play with Big Paul at Ignite. Martyn was not quite good enough to get into big school at Newcastle but had to beg to be allowed into the London playground. As long as he is good Paul Smith…
Read moreBarclays Fintech Techstars
Types/sectors – Banking, Bitcoin, Finance, Insurance, Mobile, cyber security, big data, analytics, machine learning Stages of investing – Seed and Early Stage History – Founded in 2006, its philosophy focuses on deep mentorship and surrounding a small number of companies Fund value – $2.5 billion Founders and partners – David Cohen, Matt Harris Notable investments,…
Read moreEntrepreneur First
Types/sectors – Enterprise Software Stages of investing – Accelerator that does Seed Investments History – founded in 2011 Fund value – $100million Founders and partners – Alice Bentinck, Matt Clifford Notable investments, and value – Prizeo $2.5M Seed, Adbrain $1.5M Seed, Blaze $500k Seed Headquarters – London, United Kingdom
Read moreDave McClure is in d house – 500startups
Dave McClure is in d house – 500startups Ha ha This is not a wonderful profile of Dave , that is to come soon:):) But this is a picture of him in the new 500startups gear. If anyone wants any bandanas ask Dave. Cheers Doug
Read moreJens Lapinski – Techstars Berlin
Jens Lapinski – Techstars Berlin Mr Lapinski once played and got 36 caps playing for Poland and also playing in the 1992 World Cup and got a silver medal. Wow you would not have known that would you? In all the time I have known him he has kept that quiet… The above picture is…
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