After attending the London Tech Week, Jonathan Lowe of RSM has raised the issue of North loosing its tech voice as a result of the demise of TechNorth. Whilst I joked with Jonathan on Linkedin, the topic required a well thought out response. Here goes.. enjoy! Before I get going, articles of this nature (Jonathan’s) […]
Learn MoreAccording to an analysis by Dealroom.co, below are the 25 most successful venture capitalists of Europe today. It’s good to see six of the top 10 have a significant presence in the UK. Thanks to Balderton Capital’s early investment into The Hut Group, at least the North West is represented as far as the portfolio […]
Learn MoreAccording to research undertaken by London & Partners, UK captured more funding than any other European country since Brexit vote with London attracting 80% of that funding and topping other European cities with ease. Based on data taken from PitchBook from 24th June 2016 to end of May 2018, the following graph captures the level […]
Learn MoreI am learning from a mistake I made and instead of hiding under the carpet, thought of sharing it and the actions I plan to take to avoid such in the future. The mistake involved two parts. Working with My interpretation of “working with” was not interpreted by my friend the same way, even […]
Learn MoreA thriving Freelance community is vital for the sustainability of a tech ecosystem. It allows tech companies to easily source talent for short-term projects without being burdened by heavy recruitment costs. I came to know the freelancer community of Manchester through Andrew Disley due to his efforts in bringing the community through GeekUp Events in […]
Learn MoreI visited Sri Lanka for a week in January 2018 in order to understand better the Sri Lankan tech ecosystem with the intention of developing UK Sri Lanka Tech Partnership, where Techcelerate Ventures would deliver a number of services in collaboration with Sri Lankan partners. The visit included meeting a number of potential partners and […]
Learn MoreGood to see a number of known investors among the top 25 selected by Forbes as the leaders in European tech investments. Among them, Reshma and Harry attended pitching events organised by Techcelerate in Manchester and Saul had significant influence on the ecosystem development. Reshma Sohoni – Took part in June 2008 event, where 8 […]
Learn MoreFresh from attending Robot World hosted by Manchester Science Park where I am based, I must admit, I was disappointed on two fronts. There were no robots on site. A trip to Museum of Science and Industry is required, which I will duly oblige time permitting. The panel denied the inevitable, i.e. their jobs are […]
Learn MoreWhen TechNorth was first established, I requested the CEO to share the data they collect. When the CEO changed, I made the same request again. The value of data can only be fully realised, when shared. I’m glad to see that they have started to share data in an interesting and meaningful way. Today, TechNorth launched […]
Learn MoreIn 2012, I started exploring how best to simplify tech startups. As a result, I came up with the 5 stages of a tech startup framework, which tried to capture the key stages as startups move forward from a simple idea to market dominance. View more on edocr I’ve just remodelled the 5 stages taking exit, […]
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