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Wired 2011 Conference; A stellar line up and a 10% discount!


If there is one conference you must attend , the inaugural Wired 2011, has to be it on 13-14th October. The streets around Silicon Roundabout could be very quiet as a stellar group of speakers and delegates, which reads like …

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Startups; its the era of the “Unhotel”


For many simply flying into a City and staying in a luxury hotel for a weekend feels, well, a little detached from reality and real life. Too ‘clinical’ perhaps. Startup onefinestay.com, the creation of Greg Marsh, Tim Davey and Demetrios …

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Don’t miss the ‘Future of Web Apps Conference’ in London


One of the most exciting events in the web industry lands at The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, London, EC1 between the 3-5 October 2011 Aimed at web developers and entrepreneurs the conference brings together many ‘leading lights’ such as Dave …

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Five minutes with Robin Klein, founder of the Accelerator Group and partner at Index Ventures


We are thrilled that this week’s ‘Five minutes with …’ interview is with Robin Klein, the entrepreneur who has invested in more than 60 early stage companies including Lovefilm, Wonga, Moo, Moshi Monsters, Zoopla, Graze, Skimlinks and Onefinestay! We caught …

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‘Shoreditch Unbound’ Don’t miss the launch on 1st September!


At the cutting edge of keeping you aware of the latest events in the area, how about the launch of ‘Shoreditch Unbound’ a limited edition unique format book at Circus Square, Shoreditch on 1st September 2011! The book provides a …

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Five minutes with Andrew Walker, co-founder and director of Thin Martian


This weeks “Five minutes with….” interview is with Andrew Walker, Co-founder and Director of Thin Martian, the digital creative agency located close to the very heart of ‘Silicon Roundabout’ in Cowper Street,EC2. Although Andrew won the Bournemouth International Music Festival …

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Five minutes with Jason Goodman, CEO of Shoreditch based Advertising agency Albion


We are delighted that this weeks “Five minutes with…” interview is with Jason Goodman CEO of Albion who are based at the Tea Building in Shoreditch. So here we go… As the LA Dodgers baseball team file for bankruptcy protection …

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Five minutes with Tom Appleton of Rocket Investments


Welcome to the inaugural Silicon Roundabout “Five minutes with…” a series of quick interviews with key business leaders in the Silicon Roundabout area. This weeks “Five Minutes” is with Tom Appleton of Rocket Investments an investment company focused on delivering …

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Where is a good base for exploring the Silicon Roundabout hub?


As the Hoxton Hotel is put up for sale we thought we would share our thoughts on other great hotels in the Silicon Roundabout area. So, neither exhaustive, nor laced with favouritism we pick the following hotels if you want …

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The Hoxton Hotel goes on sale for £70m


Yes, The Hoxton is up for sale. Set up in September 2006, Sinclair Beecham, founder of Pret a Manger says, “With The Hoxton, we have demonstated that quality does not need to be expensive and can be highly profitable.Now is the appropriate …

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