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Billionaires of UK

Billionaires of UK

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on August 16, 2017

Billionaires of UK According to Sunday Times Rich list of 2017, there are 133 Billionaires in the UK. Most of them are born abroad and moved to UK later. Property still rules. I was curious to see how many of them are tech entrepreneurs. And fascinated to see some Northerners among the top, #SimonNixon of #MoneySupermarket and #MattMoulding of #TheHutGroup. These lists are always questionable – just guesstimates, e.g. Birch family has been based out of San Francisco since the initial traction of #Bebo. They certainly didn’t make money in the UK. But all makes fascinating reading including the 26…

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Sexual Harassment in tech world

Sexual Harassment in tech world

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on August 16, 2017

Five female tech founders from USA sharing their experiences of sexual harassment. Men of power should stop taking advantage of women. Well done for speaking out. Cannot help wonder whether the same problem exists in the UK and even in Manchester. and This issue was first discussed by me at Linkedin and then at Facebook.

#Huddle is being sold

#Huddle is being sold

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on August 16, 2017

Huddle was the creme of #Webmission08 (20 hottest tech startups of UK in 2008). My #edocr was then the smallest of the 20. Their mantra was #GoBigorGoHome – they lived by it and was run by the dynamic duo of Alastair Mitchell and Andy McLoughlin. Their massive break came when they started to sell to UK Government through #GCloud. They even pulled a PR stunt in front of #Sharepoint conference, as they saw themselves as the natural player to disrupt the growth of #Sharepoint. But just like we have seen elsewhere, you sometimes do not see the competition. In this…

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