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Today, the term Entrepreneur is used freely by a lot people, typically to describe someone who has started their own business or launched multiple new ventures. Since being a part of the Shoreditch tech scene, I’m now starting to understand the unique characteristics of people that can best be described as “entrepreneurial” — and then letting my mind wander back into my own life experiences.
Tags: Consumerization of IT, culture, Digital Britain, Entrepreneur, innovation, Intrapreneur
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Recently I was chatting with a couple of people at an event in Shoreditch about what makes a creative industry cluster — such as Silicon Alley and the East London Tech City — flourish and grow. We concluded that there are some key ingredients required to fully develop the community; the presence of Big Tech, legal, accountants, VC’s, and of course start-ups operated by savvy entrepreneurs.
Tags: British Innovation Gateway, business clusters, Digital Britain, entrepreneurs
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Being born and bred in Britain I have obviously adopted the typical British way of thinking – avoid failure at all costs. This mindset is being echoed by start-ups in the UK who are seeking funding from British venture capitalists (VCs) – apparently, they’re risk adverse in their investments, when compared to their U.S. counterparts.
Tags: Digital Britain, Failure, learning, start ups, venture capital
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The desire to interpret people’s body language during in-person meetings has been studied by psychologists and marketing focus group researchers for many years. In contrast, the notion of observing your customer’s virtual online body language is a relatively new concept.
Tags: collaboration, Digital Britain, Social Business, social commerce, social media
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I arrived at a recent networking event in London, known as “Digital Sizzle,” which was buzzing with activity. I looked around and wondered how this group came to fruition. Seriously, how do you get 300+ people — most who do not know each other — into a room together on a promise of free beer and BBQ? Read More »
Tags: Digital Britain, digital sizzle, networking, Recruitment, Silicon Drinkabout, twitter
