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23rd May 2017Investing, Mentoring

Some Notes on Finding an Investor

Just like prospective employers, investors are interviewing you and assessing everything you […]

22nd May 2017Investing

Is Crowdfunding becoming a Ponzi system?

I’ve been meeting more and more companies attempting to raise significant sums […]

8th September 2016About me

Sometimes, Both Sides are Right

Our culture is based around brands and protecting IP and patents. We […]

29th June 2016Investing

Startup Slang

For any readers interested in this series of blogs, I thought I […]

16th June 20167th April 2020About me, Investing, Mentoring

The Small “Tells” when Pitching

  I’ve given a lot of advice to founders seeking mentoring or […]

3rd June 2016About me

#BREXIT and I

So, hype and agenda’s aside, here’s what I’ve learned about the EU […]

18th May 2016About me, Technical

Gaia, AI and Robots

Are we approaching a singularity and if so what form will that […]

4th March 2016Investing, Mentoring

£5M is the new £3M

I’ve dedicated a lot of articles to valuation and explained in great […]

13th January 2016Investing, Mentoring

The Founders; A Test of Common Sense

I am in serious talks with the founders of a startup. I’m […]

5th January 2016Investing, Legal, Mentoring

Non Disclosure Agreements

I have mentioned NDA’s in a lot of separate articles, so I […]

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Recent Posts

  • Bitcoin, a journey 28th May 2020
  • Some advice about professional advice 14th January 2020
  • Profit Share Investments – A warning 10th May 2019
  • Venture Capital Firms, an Investors view 1st May 2019
  • A Founders Guide on Seeking Investment 21st February 2019
  • My Statement on Blockchain, Bitcoin and other Crypto Currencies 18th October 2018
  • Further Notes on Attracting an Investor – First Pitch 10th September 2018
  • Climate Change Doesn’t Matter (Part 2) 31st August 2017
  • Climate Change Doesn’t Matter 22nd August 2017
  • Where is the value in a startup? 5th July 2017
  • Some Notes on Finding an Investor 23rd May 2017
  • Is Crowdfunding becoming a Ponzi system? 22nd May 2017
  • Sometimes, Both Sides are Right 8th September 2016
  • Startup Slang 29th June 2016
  • The Small “Tells” when Pitching 16th June 2016
  • #BREXIT and I 3rd June 2016
  • Gaia, AI and Robots 18th May 2016
  • £5M is the new £3M 4th March 2016
  • The Founders; A Test of Common Sense 13th January 2016
  • Non Disclosure Agreements 5th January 2016
  • Patents 4th January 2016
  • The Unknown known 3rd December 2015
  • Competing Investments 2nd December 2015
  • Another Founder Fails 30th November 2015
  • Some advice about legal advice 6th November 2015
  • Reasons your startup isn’t worth £1M 7th October 2015
  • Densitron is saved !!! 25th September 2015
  • Pre-money Valuations 18th September 2015
  • 3 Ways to value a company 23rd July 2015
  • Mentoring adventures – Watching failure in real time! 7th July 2015
  • How do we measure success? 24th June 2015
  • It turns out I was wrong, I am a Founder! 18th June 2015
  • How leveraged should you be? 4th June 2015
  • Structure of a Business Plan 2nd June 2015
  • Don’t make claims you can’t back up. 2nd June 2015
  • Should money go up in smoke? 27th March 2015
  • Learn from losers 23rd March 2015
  • The Funded Salary Conundrum for Startups 18th March 2015
  • Is the Web Dying? 18th February 2015
  • Do accelerators / hubs / campuses work? 17th February 2015
  • Lean vs. Funded 16th February 2015
  • How to value a company? 13th February 2015

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