Fred, if you are still in town on Friday morning, come to social media cafe. it runs from 10am-noonish at the Coach and Horses in Greek St. You'll find a crowded room upstairs in an pub full of interesting people and conversations.
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
I wish it could but I am headed back to paris this afternoon
Maurice
· 1 year ago
Good lood what would Jeff or Norman have said to a load of geeks with laptops back in the day :-)
Sam Michel
· 1 year ago
Glad you're enjoying the start-up scene in London. It's certainly buzzing at the moment. The biggest change has been the development of initiatives like Seedcamp and now, Digital Mission, which provide some more structured help on top of the myriad of networking sessions.
We're working with one of the UK government departments to organise Digital Mission to Web 2.0 Expo in NYC, a trade mission for UK companies looking to expand into the US market or attract US investment. The response has been fantastic, especially as the deadlines for applications are really short.
The connections that these companies make on this NYC trip will no doubt be invaluable and it'll be great to compare the experience between the NYC and London start-up scenes.
heif
· 1 year ago
Saul rocks.
benton.yetman
· 1 year ago
Saul is the real deal!
Jamie Lin
· 1 year ago
Fred you can find similar entrepreneurship energy in some Asian countries as well, for example, Taiwan. The entire infrastructure there is a direct replica of silicon valley and plus they have a pretty steady IPO window. I think US's weak IPO market will one day come back to hurt venture activity. You can't rely on trade sale for bulk of your returns forever.
pemo
· 1 year ago
Sorry to miss you Fred, sounds great.Thanks Pemo Theodore
Jeff
· 1 year ago
Hooray for the Brits! Nothing like a good ol' entrepreneurial meet up with a bunch of hooligans! On a serious note, however, from what I've read, the London entrepreneurial scene is blowing up. ...www.readtheanswer.com/index.php?RTA=web2
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We're working with one of the UK government departments to organise Digital Mission to Web 2.0 Expo in NYC, a trade mission for UK companies looking to expand into the US market or attract US investment. The response has been fantastic, especially as the deadlines for applications are really short.
The connections that these companies make on this NYC trip will no doubt be invaluable and it'll be great to compare the experience between the NYC and London start-up scenes.