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Developing London tech clusters beyond Shoreditch: Croydon ?
Here in London we’re all very proud of the progress made over the last few years. Having come back from 4 years in Boston, I have been surprised by the level of maturity that we have achieved and how far …
Uber vs. Le Taxi: The Disrupter and the Disrupted
Recently I just felt compelled to write a post about French Minister Montebourg and his ridiculous contortions to explain barriers put on innovation under what I termed “Slow Innovation”. Adjacent to this story was a very public row around Travis …
France invents “Slow Innovation”: deconstructing Montebourg at #leweb
Minister Montebourg (to his credit) took a chance at LeWeb to talk about innovation and the French policy towards innovation, together with Loic Le Meur, Fabrice Grinda and Jeff Clavier. Montebourg is trying to convey a core message: France is …
Dave McClure on growth hacking your way through the Series A crunch
Dave McClure’s new talk at Startup Festival in Montreal (#startupfest) slaps entrepreneurs across the face with the dire need for doing more marketing early to survive the funding drought … a.k.a. growth hack your way through the Series A crunch. …
There are no shortcuts to intelligent Founder – CEO transitions
Founder transition is one of those tense topics that holds limited upside for the writer, especially when said individual is a venture capitalist. However it’s also very often one of the defining moments in a startup’s life; a moment that, …
Shame on France : the Yahoo – DailyMotion debacle
I was on the board of DailyMotion for many years, starting with the first round of financing in 2006 and ending with my resignation off the board in January 2013. We made many mistakes along the way but we survived …
Instagram : follow your dreams, CANCELLED
The great interweb is in an almighty furore over Instagram’s changes in terms and conditions (thank you NY Times) which allow them to use new user content for advertising (and possibly, licensing) and which they tried to pass off a …
Thriving in the Age of Chaos
I wrote an article for Wired UK’s August 2012 Idea Bank which I am reposting here. I love the work of David Rowan and would like to thank him for publishing my thoughts. We have entered an age of chaos …
Raising the bar at Techstars Boston 2012
Today was TechStars Boston Demo Day (#tsdemoday). With what felt like a large proportion of the ecosystem in the room (including all the money), there was a good mix of friendly nerdiness (you know, Boston-style, not too agressive e.g. Ty …
Built in Boston: Why Great Entrepreneurs Are Choosing MA to Build Their Startups
I moved my family. I sold my Swiss farmhouse, bought a Victorian money pit instead. I forced my wife to change job. And all for what ? Boston. A place that so painfully undersells itself you’d think Indianapolis had more …