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London: The fintech needs more fin
This week’s Economist has a very good special report on financial technology (fintech) startups. I jumped on this particular bandwagon last month when I opened a high-risk savings account with Nutmeg,...
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The new Seedcamp intake
Seedcamp just added 8 startups to the “family” of startups they invest in and support so Datasmoothie and the rest of February’s intake are no longer the new kids on the block. The office is buzzing...
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Visualisation of my nemesis, the London rush hour
Last week’s Economist has a great visualisation of how the London rush hour in the Underground network has evolved. Over the past decade the Tube has become more and more popular and the length of the...
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Côte: How Excel ruined a great restaurant
I first discovered Côte back in 2010, three years after the first restaurant opened. My in-laws were in Brighton, and my wife and I met up with them and went out for a very successful meal which...
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A Chinese billionaire follows in Baugur Group’s footsteps
The ownership of Hamley’s, everyone’s favourite toy store (and my own personal hell – don’t blow those bubbles in my direction!) is changing hands. Yuan Yafei, the Chinese billionaire who bought House...
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Women as panelists in tech events
The Founders Forum is one of those clubs that annoys me to no end. Note that the club itself doesn’t annoy me, the fact that I’m not a member annoys me. Your company has to be valued at more than...
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Google Ventures invests in a London children’s book publisher
Two of my favourite industries, technology and book publishing, have suddenly merged in a company based in Hackney here in London called Lost My Name. Lost My Name was founded in 2012 and publishes...
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London tube strike: Marketing from Uber and Hailo
The London Tube is not running today courtesy of a walkout by staff in protest of pay and conditions. I’m impressed that both Uber and Hailo got the obvious idea of sending out marketing material to...
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Friends who visit us from Iceland are always amazed when our door bell buzzes and we explain: “It’s the guy who delivers our groceries.” Milk, bread, cereal, fresh fish, meat, fruit and veggies and...
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The “rags to political office” pitch and dirty campaigning
The results from the London Mayoral election are sill be announced later today. A few days ago the above pamphlet dropped in through my letterbox. “The council estate boy who’ll fix the Tory housing...
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