Sam Michel's blog

China for Startups: 5 Things You Should Know

Sam Michel — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:09:26 +0000

Startling economic growth, a colossal population with staggering spending power and a large, active and growing investment community are just a few of the reasons why startups are beginning to ponder the opportunities in China.

Space Mission UK: Tips on finding US investment (video)

Sam Michel — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:01:22 +0000

Looking to raise investment in the US? A big focus for the recent Space Mission UK trip was understanding the funding landscape, meeting and pitching to investors in Silicon Valley and LA.

What did they learn? Plenty. Here's the (slightly less than) 3 minute video download:

Space Mission UK: A Week of Science, Innovation and Inspiration in California. And an Election, too.

Sam Michel — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:49:17 +0000

Witnessing the US election up close was surreal. I was lucky enough to spend that week travelling the length of California with ten of the UK’s top “New Space” companies for the third Space Mission UK trip.

Wearables Survey: what are you wearing? Help uncover wearable trends.

Sam Michel — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:51:49 +0000

Want a peak into how businesses are planning to use wearable technology? Take this super-quick survey (only takes 60 secs) and help uncover the future of wearable tech.

In return for completing it, we will send you a handy infographic on 'How to Create A Wearable Technology Strategy' as well as a summary of the survey results.

Boris Johnson Backs Great Enterprise Tech Expedition to US as London Tech Firms Hit $1bn Invesment [press release]

Sam Michel — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 16:25:49 +0000

London's Mayor, Boris Johnson added his support to this week's Great Tech Expedition to the US, organised by the Mayor's office, UK Trade & Investment with support from Chinwag's trade mission experts, who programme the Digital Mission series.

He said, “We are a city packed with entrepreneurs who are experts in their field and my commitment to them is to provide whatever assistance I can to set them on the path towards international success. The opportunities that this whirlwind tour presents will convert into dollars for the companies and regeneration, jobs and growth back home in London."

Shellshock, The Internet's Latest Security Scare Explained in 4 Minutes (For Non Techies, Too)

Sam Michel — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:21:09 +0000

The latest and greatest threat to our online security has been dubbed Shellshock. Apparently, it's worse than the Heartbleed bug. Fortunately, Tom Scott, has done a top job of explaining the whole thing in just 4 minutes.

You've probably heard about it on the news or <insert favourite tech blog here> - but how do you test if it's affecting you?

Digital Mission Teams Up With Mayor of London for Enterprise Tech Mission to Chicago, Boston, NYC

Sam Michel — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 06:54:15 +0000

We’re excited to announce the next Digital Mission trip, the Great Enterprise Tech Expedition, a collaboration with UK Trade & Investment, the Mayor of London and TechCityUK, supporting 20 of the UK’s fastest growing cloud software firms on a whistlestop 3-city US mission covering Chicago, Boston and NYC from 5-10th Oct 2014.

US Visas in a Single Slide

Sam Michel — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:43:00 +0000

If you're a startup looking at the US market, there's plenty of hurdles. High on the list is immigration and which visa will be the best fit...if you can get it.

Today's morning session of the Robotics Mission, organised by Chinwag for the Technology Strategy Board and UKTI, visited Squire Patton Boggs who put together a very handy slide from immigration expert Beth Seal that summarises the options.

A Fond Farewell to Social Media Week London

Sam Michel — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:35:41 +0000

After five thrilling years, it's time for Social Media Week London’s (SMWLDN) next step and after much consideration it’s time for me and the Chinwag team to pass the baton.

The next edition taking place this September in London will be run by CrowdCentric, founders of Social Media Week and the team that runs the event in New York. It's a massive undertaking and we wish the NYC team all the best.

The End (of the Desktop) is Nigh: July 2014

Sam Michel — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:50:10 +0000

It's going to be the year of mobile. Really. This time it's really happening.

Mobile and tablets have been due to take over the world for the last decade, according to new research, it becomes a reality in July 2014.