Vince Cable
I had the dubious pleasure of seeing Rt Hon Vince Cable present at Innovate11 today, here are my top tips for him:
- Being late is not fashionable, it’s disrespectful and you should apologise for it. With over a 1,000 people waiting for 30 minutes to hear you that’s over 500 man hours wasted.
- Get your facts straight – d3o developed the patented system used by Tech21 – a British company which deserved the credit you gave elsewhere.
- I know innovation and business is such a bore, but a bit of enthusiasm and passion would make a real difference.
An utterly indifferent presentation.
Stuart
Stuart's first twenty working years were spent in the IT industry in the UK and USA. His first start-up experience with a British software company which exited twice – a trade sale in both cases. He went on to form several other IT service companies and has been directly involved in early stage companies ever since.
He has managed investment in a London based family office and has worked in an FSA regulated brokerage & fund management business investing in pre-IPO companies, particularly AIM. During this time Stuart was involved in 4 flotations and a trade sale as exits for investors.
Most recently, Stuart founded an advisory company for early stage technology businesses to enable them to grow and achieve their potential through great management, a focussed go-to-market strategy and sufficient funding to achieve their goals. This often includes hands-on involvement in the formative stage of the business.
Technologies covered include software, web-based applications & services, medical devices, cleantech, renewables, mobile telecomms and engineering.
Services include strategic planning, sales & commercialisation and capital raising (debt and/or equity).
Stuart has served as an non-executive director of a wide range of companies from start-ups to AIM listed and has also been a trustee of a charity.
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