May 2008

Since the beginning of this year, I spoke to number of EIPP/e-invoicing StartUps in various stages of development. Most of them were in very early stages and had the wisdom to meet me before putting their plans into action. One of them has withdrawn their ambitions following the meet up. In this case, the individual […]

At last, we have a functioning blog at Northern StartUp 2.0 (NS20). Recently, I have been speaking a lot about developing an ecosystem for digital product based companies in the North, and especially in the North West. I see Northern StartUp 2.0 taking a significant role in taking this initiative forward with our ever growing […]

16th June 08 – NS20 DEMO: eOffice Manchester Click here to register for NS20 DEMO on 16th June 2008 at eOffice Manchester- 6 pm to 9 pm North of England’s premier event for Northern Digital Startups to present their businesses to an audience of like minded individuals made up of entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and […]

Simon Grice and Tony Fish from MashupEvents are holding a cracking event on 10th June 2008 for web 2.0 enthusiasts, branded Being Digital to celebrate the success of MashupEvents, which was founded in February 2006 by Simon. Tony joined in early 2007, after a short stint by Sam Sethi during his TCUK days. Here are […]

Apologies for the lack of recent coverage on eipp/e-invoicing. Thought leadership cannot be provided without undertaking adequate research. Wouldn’t it be great if document/information search time can be reduced. This is one of the reasons why I founded edocr with Rhys, Mike and Chris. So please upload your press releases, white papers, case studies, product […]

Just a quick additional note to introduce the speakers and panel for the event taking place on 14th May at KPMG Manchester. I am still awaiting for potentially 2 more speakers and panel members. They would be a bonus to the exceptional people speaking on the 14th. The event has two focus areas, these being: […]

Next Northern StartUp 2.0 event is less than 2 weeks away. The focus is on: Session 1 – Silicon Valley – why you must build Valley into your plans? Session 2 – Investment Readiness – Is your startup ready for investment? a panel discussion with VCs, entrepreneurs and deal makers The Session 1 is setup […]

This is almost a note to myself. Taking stock of what I am up to or not up to. I have three companies: edocr – well you know about this one! If not, shame on you! Are all your public facing documents available on edocr? If not, please act now… eveo – event management. Currently […]

Last year, I attended a number of sessions organised by Lee Strafford to learn and if possible engage with his project NetStart (previously called Project Sahara). Today, I learned that after much time investment in engaging with Regional Development Agencies, Universities, Developers and other like minded individuals, Lee has come to the conclusion, that no […]

Apologies for taking so long to write about the fabulous webmission08 tour to San Francisco. Having completed, it feels like an event that occurred months ago. The premise of capturing a daily journal did not quite happen as planned except on Day 1, thanks to JimL, OliB and the team keeping all of us very […]