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Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

Jeff — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:25:33 -0000

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

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

Jamie Lin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:32:50 -0000

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.

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

benton.yetman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:57:28 -0000

Saul is the real deal!

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

heif — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:37:39 -0000

Saul rocks.

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

Sam Michel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:34:46 -0000

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.

http://digital-mission.org

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.

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

Maurice — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:37:33 -0000

Good lood what would Jeff or Norman have said to a load of geeks with laptops back in the day :-)

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

fredwilson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:04 -0000

I wish it could but I am headed back to paris this afternoon

Re: A Kindred Spirit In London

david cushman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:44:42 -0000

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.