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Five founders who have raised over $16 million in funding in the last 12 months share their top tips for a successful pitch

27 November 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Startups

During the last 12 months Qinec, Makielab, Mojiva, Mindshapes and Click A Taxi have raised over $16 million in funding. We asked the five founders what advice they could offer to other startups on delivering the perfect pitch?

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Guest Blog; ‘Bill Earner, Managing Partner of Connect Ventures, provides his top tips for an effective pitch!’

21 November 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Startups

As part of my job I get to see a lot of startups pitch their businesses. So what makes the best ones truly stand out? In my experience the most effective pitches share a few traits in common. I’m going …

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If you could launch a campaign tomorrow to help fast growing Tech companies in the UK, what would be top of the list? We asked a few of Silicon Roundabout’s entrepreneurs.

16 October 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Angel Investors, Government and Tech City, Startups

Last week the Financial Times ran a piece ‘Tech groups campaign for San Francisco tax reform’. ‘If passed in November the measure would relieve companies from paying corporate taxes based on the number of employees they have and instead levy …

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Ten Smart CEOs: (No 3) Chris Morton, Lyst

25 September 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Press coverage

Chris Morton’s decision to colonise the fashion world as an innovator, whilst timely, represented a shift in career path for the former VC of Balderton Capital. Launched in 2010 this success, having secured funding from DFJ Esprit and Accel, is …

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Guest Blog: ‘How to retain talent at your Silicon Roundabout startup!’ by Jon Sutcliffe

28 August 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Startups

Jon Sutcliffe, Partner at Kingston Smith, believes that keeping and incentivising key staff may not be as difficult as you think! Good staff, like good clients, usually have their pick of employers, so thinking of ways to recruit, retain and …

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Guest Blog; ‘The Beauty of hiring interns’ by Ben Rosen

8 August 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Ask the Expert, Interviews, Startups

Growing Silicon Roundabout startups short on cash but in need of support need not panic, writes Ben Rosen, founder of Inspiring Interns; For fresh-faced SMEs, the prospect of making a new hire can be daunting. You may not have a …

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Ten Smart CEOs: (No. 2) Felix Leuschner, Stylistpick

20 July 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, Press coverage, Startups, Venture Capital

Felix Leuschner founded Stylistpick in November 2010, initially as a subscription only accessories retailer. Over less than 24 months he has cultivated a careful formula to navigate a well populated fashion market to bring the concept of curation to ecommerce …

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As Silicon Roundabout startup Flubit prepare to relaunch, we catch up with CEO Bertie Stephens!

2 July 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Offers, Startups

Silicon Roundabout-based Flubit originally launched as a demand-driven group buying site in August 2011. From £50,000 in funding 14 months ago, the Flubit business plan has evolved quickly, and having recently secured $1.75m is set to relaunch this summer with …

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Our focus on Silicon Roundabout’s ‘hottest startups’ continues; today it’s Teamly!

29 June 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Interviews, News, Press coverage, Startups

Amongst some of the gloomiest reports of European contagion the jubilee celebrations have not been the only ray of sunshine to offer balance and encouragement to us all! Last month Teamly and their founder Scott Allison announced that 500 Startups, …

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It’s Monday and we continue our focus on some of Silicon Roundabout’s ‘hottest startups’; today it’s Tribesports!

25 June 2012
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: Events, Interviews, News, Startups

It would be very easy to dismiss Tribesports as simply a social network for sportspeople! However the approach and desire adopted by three former executives from Mydeco, Steve Reid, David Hickson and Jenna Anians, as well as co-founder Andrew Mcdonough, …

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