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by scottallison 15y ago
It's not all about funding... it's about the less tangible benefits of being around other entrepreneurs.
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by scottallison 15y ago
FYI, UK introduced a "startup visa" this April.
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by scottallison 15y ago
Look forward to seeing you there!
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by scottallison 15y ago
I think the truth is that the absolute number, along with density are both important. That's why Boulder - apparently 70% more entrepreneurial than Silicon Valley - cannot really claim to be better than SV, which has an entrepreneurial popu
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by scottallison 15y ago
I guess everyone is different, I love silicon valley for many things, the quality of life being one of them (and the weather). Maybe it's just me but I'm from a cold, wet and windy country called Scotland :)
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by scottallison 15y ago
Startups the main game in town; yup, it's a good point, and in Paul's essay he says that Silicon Valley is probably the only place where doing a startup is considered normal. In London it's absolutely not! London has a low density, but stil
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Location matters for your startup (with city comparisons)(scott-allison.net)
55 points by scottallison 15y ago|49 comments
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by scottallison 15y ago
Good question, but i don't think they have. Partly why Eric Schmidt was over here in July doing an event for VCs and angels, the goal was to build closer relationships
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by scottallison 15y ago
Agree all round; it will be great once his fund is up and running. The key thing about it is that they will be doing seed investing, and that's where the greatest need is (and he would argue, the greatest returns). It sounds like they inten
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“Early stage VC funding is a myth in the UK”(scott-allison.net)
19 points by scottallison 15y ago|6 comments
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by scottallison 15y ago
A better analog to Jobs than the ancient Greeks might Michelangelo, and we still talk about him, because what he did for that time was incredible. In fact it's still incredible. Jobs didn't just build amazing products for our time, but amaz
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by scottallison 15y ago
Two reasons to come: 1. London loves YC! 2. It's the 3rd biggest startup ecosystem in the world
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NYC seed VC John Frankel talks in London about "unbelievable opportunities"(scott-allison.net)
5 points by scottallison 15y ago|0 comments
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by scottallison 15y ago
I remember reading the original blog about this, and just breathing a huge sigh of relief. That was around 3 years ago, and I've been sharing it with people since.
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The emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship(scott-allison.net)
43 points by scottallison 15y ago|2 comments
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by scottallison 15y ago
+1
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by scottallison 16y ago
You really need to put that on this page! http://chargify.com/payment-gateways/
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by scottallison 16y ago
So this is quite complex.... You need: 1. Merchant Account 2. Payment service provider 3. Billing software (your own or someone else) Like you, we are UK based business, who wants to charge in dollars. Wanting the flexibility of having our
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How cats master the physical universe when they lap up milk(io9.com)
2 points by scottallison 16y ago|0 comments
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by scottallison 16y ago
Teamly, London, UK. Lead Ruby Developer. Teamly provides online teamwork software that helps ambitious people and businesses be more successful. Our ambition is to be the leading online provider world-wide of team management software to sma
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by scottallison 16y ago
UK: Teamly is looking for a lead ruby developer to take our productivity and people management tool from beta to live commercial product. http://blog.teamly.com/jobs-and-careers-at-teamly
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by scottallison 16y ago
Start with the story... that's great advice
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by scottallison 16y ago
In the first full year after chip & pin became mandatory in the UK card fraud in stores dropped by 47%. While retailers can still accept signatures, if they do so they are not guaranteed the funds. Before the change, if the signature ma
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by scottallison 16y ago
This is an amazing resource! Many thanks for putting it together.
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by scottallison 17y ago
Difficult to add anything to the superb advice already given but I want to endorse: - overseas travel (go to a completely different culture than your own) - exercise (even just going for a walk round the local park while listening to some m
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by scottallison 17y ago
Can you be more specific as to the types of legal restrictions you are concerned about? Or is this just a general question on what countries are more/less supportive of start-up businesses?