venture capital

Kashflow, Xero, Zappos, Zoho : nuances and ethics

June 8, 2010 Tax and Ethics

Earlier today I read an extract from Tony Hsieh, co-founder Zappos upcoming book on why they built something before taking venture funding, what happened when they did take money and what forced them into the arms of Amazon. It’s instructive for the different perspectives you see on why entrepreneurs do what they do and what [...]

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Web Mission 08, why?

April 21, 2008 General

Ryan Carson has criticized Web Mission o8, arguing that: I believe the intention for Web Mission was great – networking and exposure for UK web start-ups. That’s fab, but here’s the problem – this project is declaring to the whole world, loud and clear, “We don’t have what it takes over here.” I’ve attended a [...]

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