Manoj Ranaweera
edocr Ltd renamed to Venture 9 Ltd
Just a quick announcement to state that from today onwards, edocr Ltd will be Venture 9 Ltd. This change was initiated as Accusoft holds all rights to edocr name. There are no plans for Venture 9 going forward other than to shut it down at some point in the next 12 months. Resources: Memorable quotes on my second […]
Manchester and North’s IT, Telecom & Tech Real Shakers and Movers
Whilst I was instrumental in developing the tech ecosystem of Manchester, its sometime hard to name top entrepreneurs and managers or companies from memory. With that in mind, I just created a public list of who’s who in Manchester and the North West, which can be accessed from here. Please suggest if I missed anyone. It […]
David Brierwood says banks would not be disrupted by tech companies
I had the rare opportunity to meet a famous MBA Alum, David Brierwood at Manchester Business School (MBA) this evening, when he delivered a speech on “Leadership and building your career for the long term”. David shared a fascinating story of how he joined Morgan Stanley and went on to become the Chief Operating Officer […]
You are never too old to change your life around
I consider myself a bit of a wimp when it comes to sports, e.g. I would never dare bungee jump. Growing up, the only certificate I won was for handwriting when my friends played rugby, cricket, etc for school and clubs. Whilst working, I won a cricket award when my employer’s team (Merz and McLellan) got […]
Coverage of my second exit, edocr to Accusoft
What better place to capture coverage of acquisition of edocr by Accusoft than my own blog. Here comes the list: Accusoft Acquires Document Sharing Platform edocr In All Cash Deal, Mike Butcher, Techcrunch (UK) Accusoft Acquires Edocr, Team Moves on to UnifiedVU, Readme.lk (Sri Lanka) Accusoft acquires Manchester – based edocr as Manoj Ranaweera exits […]
Memorable quotes on my second exit
I’m hoping to write more about my experience of the second exit, but in the meantime, as there is no ideal place to capture some of the exceptional comments I received, thought of capturing them here… Genuine and heartfelt congratulations Manoj. You’ve done something that very, very few people manage to do and ought to be […]
Idiot’s guide to setting up a business – Part 3: website and email
Once you have the url secured, next step is to setup a simple website. Decide on the hosting provider. I highly recommend NetHosted, who provides awesome customer support. Transfer DNS to new hosting provider. If the hosting provider has one click setup of WordPress, go and set it up. There are many other solutions out there, but […]
Idiot’s guide to setting up a business – Part 2: selecting a name
Selecting a business name is not as easy as you think. Brainstorm Within your team. Don’t forget to leverage your network. Read the story about how I crowdsourced UnifiedVU. You may also want to tap into some of the new services which help you generate alternative names, e.g. Naminum. Check availability of company on companies […]
Idiot’s Guide to setting up a business – Part 1: Registering your business
I’ve decided to record setting up my 8th venture with the hope that it will be useful to those who might be considering setting up their own business. One of the key aspects of setting up a new business is registering your company. Here are the steps I followed: Choose a legal structure for your business, e.g. […]
Ajaz Ahmed #CutTheCrap
I had the pleasure to listen to Ajaz Ahmed, the founder of £1.6 billion Freeserve today at the TiENorth event at HSBC, Spinningfield, Manchester. I’ve hosted Ajaz before, in fact twice and he was the keynote speaker at our first Northern Tech Awards in 2011. Today’s session was title #CutTheCrap and was full of great […]