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Planting Seeds Publicly
I like planting seeds publicly and see where it might take us. Today, my focus is to develop Techcelerate into helping Tech Founders grow their Tech (scalable product with recurring revenues) Companies until exit. We’ve actually achieved very little of what I set up to do, but have evolved as we engage with tech founders. […]
Growth of your startups post exit
There is nothing better than watching your attempts being nurtured under new management and ownership. In August 2013, GP Bullhound acquired Northern Tech Awards, which has become the key annual tech event of the North. Since the acquisition, it has toured Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and expect to hit Edinburgh in 2018. It’s an amazing event […]
Winners of Nesta £50k #PSD2 Grant application
Winners: Beyond Labs – Real-time, collaborative budgeting Handle by Bizfitech – SME credit assistance Bud Financial – Financial management app Coconut Banking – The “bank” for freelancers Credit Data Research Ltd – Credit Scoring for SMEs DueDil – Due diligence for private firms Capitalise.com – Business loan comparison Fractal Labs – Automated financial assistant for […]
UK Challenger Banks for Personal and Business Accounts
I continue to keep an eye on the growth of UK’s challenger banks due to two reasons: For my own interest as a human and a director of multiple companies. At UnifiedVU, we want to unify your financial and payment worlds including risk and governance. So here is a quick summary of current status: 1. […]
Key Tech Entrepreneur events in Manchester
Why do you attend Tech Entrerpreneur events in Manchester? What are the regular events one must attend as a tech entrepreneur? Bit of a rant here..so get your coffee/beer first.. For me there are four reasons: Access to finance – find new investors, especially those who are from out of town. Good to meet same folks […]
How to turn a simple idea into a technology company
My next gig is at Manchester Business School on 2nd September 2016. Areas covered: The journey from post MBA to today – failures and wins. How UnifiedVU started, and the thinking behind it. Starting place: Will power + Framework + Vision. Turning the idea into a product, business, attract customers, partners and continuous validation. Frameworks: Five stages […]
8 questions I must know the answers to
Here I am wondering on a Sunday afternoon after a bike ride with Paul whether I have compelling answers to following 8 questions: Is the product ready? What is the product? What benefits does the product bring? Is it compelling enough for customers to pay for? Having tried the product, will customers continue to pay? What else […]
edocr exit party – thank you Manchester
Atlas Bar – all ready and waiting for my guests, the misfits As you probably heard, edocr.com was acquired by Accusoft, Inc in March 2015. Over the years, many friends helped me to setup, launch and keep it growing, especially during the hard times. As a way of saying thank you to them, I held […]
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 […]
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 […]