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by sharpn 17y ago
From Europe, whilst many elements of our culture are less conducive to entrepreneurs than the US, these examples are not among them (except I don't know about the legal docs thing - I agree with earlier replies that critical information pro
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by sharpn 18y ago
Yeah, I grant you Galactic isn't there yet :o)
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by sharpn 18y ago
How about Richard Branson? Who has created more $1Bn companies in different marketplaces (and had fun along the way)? I count 4/5 so far Virgin Records, Atlantic (& Blue) airlines, Radio, Mobile/Media... and counting (for example Virgin
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by sharpn 18y ago
Interesting article, but not very internationally-informed. Mixed-use residential/retail mall complexes may be novel to the US, but they've been common in Singapore (& I would guess elsewhere) for some time. I lived in one a few years a
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by sharpn 18y ago
I agree with Fenn, it's definitely c. They have form for leaking such headline-grabbing 'information', including one about introducing business class with rude 'extras'.
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by sharpn 18y ago
Well spotted - a very good summary of an thought-provoking & well reasoned argument. This has some interesting macro insights for startups, I'd not thought about socio-economic development in this light before.
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by sharpn 18y ago
I'm not involved in this, but I was considering it: http://www.the-hub.net/index.html there's a London-based startup community, there's a massive warehouse near Caledonian Road with cheap rents & a good vibe. I don't know what the oth
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by sharpn 18y ago
Good essay - and I also liked the video (posted earlier) that it was based on. Tiny pedantic point; there's one too many 'should's here: "Similarly, founders should also should not get hung up on deal terms" Either 'Similarly, founders shou
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by sharpn 18y ago
If you have no presence in the US, you'll need to fill in W8BEN forms (available online) to avoid being taxed by both UK & US. There are other considerations too, as you mention, but I'm not familiar enough with them to advise. Hope tha