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Peter Jones seems like an all round top guy. Does he do much stuff on the net? startups or such?

by pclark 18y ago

gravitycop 18y ago
Peter Jones is one of the five angel-investors on the BBC version of Dragons' Den. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den He's been on the show for all six seasons. There are a lot of Dragons' Den episodes and specials uploaded in high-quality here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat Some of his investment/entrepreneurial specialties are mobile telecommunications, television, and media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur)
- pclark 18y ago
  I stopped watching that when Doug Richard left... (I'm sure the others are great - but uk web investors are the ones I try to obsessivley keep on my radar.)
  - gravitycop 18y ago
    I'm sure the others are great I've watched quite a few DD episodes. Doug was the most tech-hip Dragon the show has ever had. I think he had the best grasp of, and the most interest in, scalable startups and modern technology. I wouldn't expect the other Dragons to do someday be doing something like this: http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com http://trutap.com
    - pclark 18y ago
      sadly trutap.com made lots of its staff redundant :( Doug is based in Cambridge, UK [where I am, too]. Am tempted by Cambridge Angels, might have to ask around YC and see if anyone has any experiences.
      - axod 18y ago
        Didn't know you were also in Cambridge, I'm just a stones throw (45mins) away... There seems to be a reasonable startup scene there, do you go to any meetups? know of any?
        pclark 18y ago
        I go to a fair amount .. there are lots - Are you on twitter? Big community around here. Drop me an email - I love meeting interesting people :) Here's a few handy links: www.refreshcambridge.org # great web community with monthly meetups http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/
        pclark 18y ago
        "pierrefar" is another great Hacker News user thats in Cambridge FYI.
  - Jimclev 18y ago
    I think most people watch it to see a real car crash. When I've watched it, which isn't that often I've been shocked by how bad some of the pitches have been.

Peter Jones seems like an all round top guy. Does he do much stuff on the net? startups or such?

by pclark 18y ago

Peter Jones seems like an all round top guy. Does he do much stuff on the net? startups or such?

Peter Jones is one of the five angel-investors on the BBC version of Dragons' Den. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_Den He's been on the show for all six seasons. There are a lot of Dragons' Den episodes and specials uploaded in high-quality here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat http://www.youtube.com/user/DDRepeat Some of his investment/entrepreneurial specialties are mobile telecommunications, television, and media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jones_(entrepreneur)

pclark 18y ago
I stopped watching that when Doug Richard left... (I'm sure the others are great - but uk web investors are the ones I try to obsessivley keep on my radar.)
- gravitycop 18y ago
  I'm sure the others are great I've watched quite a few DD episodes. Doug was the most tech-hip Dragon the show has ever had. I think he had the best grasp of, and the most interest in, scalable startups and modern technology. I wouldn't expect the other Dragons to do someday be doing something like this: http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk Or this: http://trutap.com http://trutap.com
  - pclark 18y ago
    sadly trutap.com made lots of its staff redundant :( Doug is based in Cambridge, UK [where I am, too]. Am tempted by Cambridge Angels, might have to ask around YC and see if anyone has any experiences.
    - axod 18y ago
      Didn't know you were also in Cambridge, I'm just a stones throw (45mins) away... There seems to be a reasonable startup scene there, do you go to any meetups? know of any?
      - pclark 18y ago
        I go to a fair amount .. there are lots - Are you on twitter? Big community around here. Drop me an email - I love meeting interesting people :) Here's a few handy links: www.refreshcambridge.org # great web community with monthly meetups http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1493387/
      - pclark 18y ago
        "pierrefar" is another great Hacker News user thats in Cambridge FYI.
- Jimclev 18y ago
  I think most people watch it to see a real car crash. When I've watched it, which isn't that often I've been shocked by how bad some of the pitches have been.