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Month: October 2025

New way to introduce myself

Just a quick introduction: I’m a bootstrapping solo tech founder with an army.  When my first Fintech (2004 to 2006) failed, I founded https://techcelerate.ventures. During 2006 to 2013, I built Manchester’s tech startup ecosystem. I stopped after GP Bullhound acquired Northern Tech Awards in 2013. When I wanted to find out what’s happening in the UK tech startup investment landscape, I founded https://deallite.uk, which also operates https://deallite.substack.com/, https://www.uktechnews.info/ and https://www.uktechexits.news/. As I never had enough capital to recruit a team to bring my crazy ideas to fruition, I founded https://skilledup.life – 62,000 skilled volunteers for cash-strapped tech founders. Anyone with an idea can…