tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:14:30 +0000amootechnologydiary of a startupbusinessVenture Capitalstartup spotlightconsultinghttp://blog.amoo.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)Blogger65125amoomediahttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-1919782042044002557Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:27:00 +00002012-01-23T16:27:00.794ZHaving a website is akin to setting up a market stall - it is just the beginning of the trading process. One still has to stock one's stall, make sure what is being sold is visible (and obvious) to passerbys, promote the stall, and then sell! The internet parallel is putting up enough information and calls to action on one's website, optimising one's website to be 'visible' to search engines (SEOhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/sIZ4xXnQpI0/digital-bricks-and-mortar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=sIZ4xXnQpI0:ZStIM5CQCDc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/sIZ4xXnQpI0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2012/01/digital-bricks-and-mortar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-6779848439153889386Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +00002012-01-04T10:58:19.071Zhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/QbxCNgfhh9Q/press-release-amoo-booster-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=QbxCNgfhh9Q:Qyn0Ck2LAAA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/QbxCNgfhh9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2012/01/press-release-amoo-booster-series.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-820073312436013766Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:37:00 +00002011-12-20T15:14:49.672Z Can you give us a description of Masabi and where the name came from? Masabi is a mobile ticketing technology company. We provide a service that enables people to use their mobile phone to find train times and prices, buy the ticket and use their phone as the ticket – thereby skipping queues and catching trains they might otherwise have missed. The aim is to reduce the amount of ticket machineshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/i0WY0ZA-MUY/startup-spotlight-masabi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=i0WY0ZA-MUY:kOqbZKmLSO8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/i0WY0ZA-MUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/12/startup-spotlight-masabi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-4090810904803736101Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:56:00 +00002011-12-20T14:18:55.359ZBy: Enock Koola, Analyst As a Greek writer once wrote, “Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in”. The same might be said about technology start-ups needing to have an exit plan. In order to attract VC investments, start-ups have to entice with an exit strategy. Most VCs seek 10x potential return on each company http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/OpTnDd8vA54/exit-strategy-ipo-vs-trade-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=OpTnDd8vA54:U66-zU3yzxI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/OpTnDd8vA54" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/12/exit-strategy-ipo-vs-trade-sale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-2402497317367416367Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:19:00 +00002012-01-25T17:14:30.042Z Bloomberg Enterprise Technology Summit took place last week and is the inspiration for our recent blog posts [full videos to the event are available on the Bloomberg Terminal exclusively through the function LINK]. The hallmark event allowed technology decision-makers in the financial services industry share ideas and address issues they care about most. In attendance were technology industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/UKM7Z2lOVIA/memo-to-management.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=UKM7Z2lOVIA:aHyQSYvFUOQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/UKM7Z2lOVIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/12/memo-to-management.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-4694361987325370970Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:11:00 +00002011-12-08T15:18:34.583ZIT spending in 2011 saw an increase of around 7% as reported by IDC taking the global technology spend to 1.6T USD. The outlook for 2012 is for almost identical percentage points growth but with the bulk of this growth coming from the emerging markets. IT Services and Software market spending are expected to increase further with the BRIC nation software markets growing at a CAGR of 14% in 2010http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/pXzKQoJEYK4/overview-of-it-spending-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=pXzKQoJEYK4:IcXD_4Mux3w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/pXzKQoJEYK4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/12/overview-of-it-spending-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-8260251120768918203Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:50:00 +00002011-12-07T10:30:33.049ZBy: Enock Koola, Analyst The UN climate summit taking place this week in Durban, South Africa is a sign of the times. Over a decade ago, the rapid rise of the BRICS economies was predicted by some economists including Jim O’Neil; the man responsible for the BRIC acronym in 2001. During 2001, when the term was first coined, many politicians disbelieved a trending of economic power towards the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/sBmQDmrgO_k/brics-structural-shift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=sBmQDmrgO_k:vLuDB8L4B6I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/sBmQDmrgO_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/12/brics-structural-shift.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-3534955944938081672Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-10-31T16:00:00.614Z Brick Lane, home to London's fashionista crowd and curry houses, gave way to tech geeks yesterday. The long queue outside the Truman Brewery, matched my level of anticipation for the Silicon Milkroundabout technology careers fair. Once past the Thor-like bouncer and super-efficient registration helpers, I paused to take in the ambience. There were hundreds of people in the un-careers fair and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/VVCLdKhJRdg/silicon-milkroundabout.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=VVCLdKhJRdg:qH9rx4LLzI4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/VVCLdKhJRdg" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/10/silicon-milkroundabout.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-5966316850048035012Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:25:00 +00002011-10-22T13:14:03.661+01:00Guest Author: Sarah Raniero Most of us think 'sovereign debt crisis' when 'Italy' is mentioned. Ok, maybe olive oil, pasta and The Godfather also come to mind but did you know that Italy's early stage funding is pretty active? The importance of turnaround is also growing. Considering the amount invested within the different funding stages, the Italian Association of Venture Capital and Private http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/gtJXQvYgv2k/startupit-overview-of-italian-venture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=gtJXQvYgv2k:DPrD5l489OY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/gtJXQvYgv2k" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/10/startupit-overview-of-italian-venture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-1453151690259666462Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:07:00 +00002011-09-26T13:41:09.802+01:00 A university start-up, which has developed a flooring system that generates electric energy from footsteps, has secured all its target finance during its latest funding initiative, including a major investment from a specialist investment fund. Pavegen Systems, founded in 2009 by an engineering graduate of Loughborough University, rapidly won all the backing it needed with Renaissance Capital http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/5Hv_3Aleul4/award-winning-british-alternative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=5Hv_3Aleul4:sSTCSRrP7Cc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/5Hv_3Aleul4" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/09/award-winning-british-alternative.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-1404056026854277910Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:45:00 +00002011-09-27T13:59:30.966+01:00Venture CapitalCompany Summary & History Index Ventures was founded in 1996 by Neil and David Rimer, and Giuessppe Zocco. Their first office was based in Geneva, with the London office opening in 2002. As such they have traditionally invested globally in companies that have a European focus. However the company is not focused on geographical investing, as shown by the opening of an office in Silicon Valley inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/kt1Yw4VKq8Q/vc-factsheet-index-ventures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=kt1Yw4VKq8Q:1THUGibP0tY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/kt1Yw4VKq8Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/09/vc-factsheet-index-ventures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-6032350164103358695Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:39:00 +00002011-09-23T23:41:39.135+01:00 Amoo Venture Capital Advisory is proud to announce the successful launch of place4BRICS, London's first community for technology entrepreneurs and investors from or interested in conducting business in the BRICS countries. The first event took place on the September 14th, 2011 and featured perspectives on an opportunity in each country put forward by relevant experts, which was followed by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/OOxZInM4KFs/place4brics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=OOxZInM4KFs:ECuOIcvBRwY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/OOxZInM4KFs" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/09/place4brics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-2088562565413566417Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:28:00 +00002011-08-24T12:43:29.297+01:00 Within the last two weeks, billions of pounds were wiped off the financial equity markets, volatility hit record highs, technology IPOs went through controlled delays (e.g. Zynga), and hot tech startups are beginning to show cracks (e.g. Groupon). This sharp contrast from 6 months ago, as well as valuation multiples that no financial analyst we respect can justify, is enough evidence to us that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/hFdl-JCVXX0/its-getting-cold-outside.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=hFdl-JCVXX0:uNng7Tax5do:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/hFdl-JCVXX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/08/its-getting-cold-outside.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-5292021531569679627Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:54:00 +00002011-09-27T13:48:20.991+01:00startup spotlightCan you give some insight into your background and how this led to Cognitive Match? Having studied psychology at university, a factor that combines what I’ve done is a fascination with how people behave and if we are able to change that behavior. This is really what the whole of marketing is about. My first company was an internet web design agency, designing sites for brands like Shell and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/68wmwmtmGdU/start-up-spotlight-interview-with-alex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=68wmwmtmGdU:qBw1EuI5Ptc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/68wmwmtmGdU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/08/start-up-spotlight-interview-with-alex.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-8085343377482211338Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:09:00 +00002011-07-30T20:42:42.183+01:00An intrinsic feature of the internet has been its organic growth through open and interoperable standards, meaning as a network it is inherently borderless. Resultantly the wealth of information it contains is extremely amenable to attacks or ‘cyber crimes’ by malicious organisations, criminal and governmental, and individuals. According to the FT, cyber crime is estimated as costing the UK 44 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/KI7fefyNsM0/information-security-in-borderless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=KI7fefyNsM0:Uzy6UC7da7Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/KI7fefyNsM0" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/07/information-security-in-borderless.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-2659563404381953743Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:04:00 +00002011-07-27T14:06:39.296+01:00I remember the evening I finally got round to incorporating Amoo Holdings Limited like it was yesterday. This was just after a disagreement with a business partner and a very long email that left me feeling raw. Funny how the challenging incidents in life tend to elicit stronger and more sustained positive reactions from us. To this day, I am actually grateful to him and the events that led up tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/EJzk7MUm1LE/year-and-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=EJzk7MUm1LE:rvqgkQDQuOc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/EJzk7MUm1LE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/07/year-and-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-6657353967993728888Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:14:00 +00002011-07-02T21:55:43.156+01:00Open Source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. According to opensource.org ‘Open Source’ as an official label relating to computer software was first coined at a strategy session held in 1998 in Palo Alto California and grew out of the free software movement and hacker culture. The inception of the label coincided with thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/QDMzhlSYbyM/open-source.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=QDMzhlSYbyM:4UnKjMJfOhA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/QDMzhlSYbyM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/07/open-source.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-5145298857431587259Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:26:00 +00002011-09-23T23:50:59.262+01:00Venture CapitalCompany Summary and HistoryGreylock Partners have been in operation since 1965. They have funded and successfully built hundreds of companies, more than 150 of those have gone on to IPOs and more than 100 have achieved successful M & A events . Since 1965 they have raised 13 funds in the form of limited partnerships, the latest of which (Greylock XIII) was expanded to 1 billion USD in March 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/RxtGKUsF7ko/greylock-partners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=RxtGKUsF7ko:A4umxPmSauE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/RxtGKUsF7ko" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/06/greylock-partners.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-9036706004227750544Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +00002011-06-05T18:08:30.068+01:00startup spotlightYour background in a few words... and why Minutebox? I was in advertising, working at Ogilvy Taipei. But you know, it is frustrating, working in an agency. All the time you spend serving your idea and the clients don’t buy it for the silliest reasons. So I wanted to be an entrepreneur and nurture my own ideas. That is why I came to London and pursued an MBA at Imperial. But right after my MBA, Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/wbC9IRVHI88/start-up-spotlight-interview-with-josh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=wbC9IRVHI88:_1PFcAOpuAw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/wbC9IRVHI88" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/06/start-up-spotlight-interview-with-josh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-2160236960349756402Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:35:00 +00002011-06-01T13:55:03.058+01:00Venture CapitalCompany Summary and HistoryBessemer Venture Partners, formed in 1911, is one of the longest-standing venture capital firms in the United States. The founder Henry Philips Jr. formed Bessemer Securities Corporation, as part of which Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) originally operated, to manage and invest the proceedings from the sale of Carnegie Steel, founded with Andrew Carnegie. Since 1975, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/BHWLSynchAM/vc-factsheet-bessemer-venture-partners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=BHWLSynchAM:eCA2OILMAL0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/BHWLSynchAM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/06/vc-factsheet-bessemer-venture-partners.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-3039097495814979457Wed, 25 May 2011 04:31:00 +00002011-06-05T18:08:57.069+01:00consultingbusiness“The Internet is fundamentally replacing the economics of scarcity with the economics of ubiquity”- Eric Schmidt MWC Keynote February 2011.Web 2.0, the proliferation of fast internet access and the explosion of social media have given a greater sector of society an unprecedented ability to exert their influence. Referred to as the “crowd” this encompasses a large group of people or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/gDF9q-hwckI/crowdfunding-v15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=gDF9q-hwckI:Unn2AfojD7U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/gDF9q-hwckI" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/05/crowdfunding-v15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-7044189338687917375Wed, 18 May 2011 03:00:00 +00002011-05-18T04:40:18.934+01:00News from “The Internet of Things & other Machine-to-Machine Stories” - CBI Conference Centre, 17/5/2011Terrific line-up for the 66th Mobile Monday London (MoMoLo) event! Camille Mendler of Informa moderated the evening, joined by Dan Warren, Director of Technology at GSMA, David Wood, Technology Strategy Lead for Embedded Devices at Accenture, Tor Bjorn Minde, R&D Manager from EricssonLabs,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/hThDrDSyL-A/mobile-monday-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=hThDrDSyL-A:8XDevYm9Nx4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/hThDrDSyL-A" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/05/mobile-monday-london.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-3188321582984439324Mon, 16 May 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-05-18T04:25:36.343+01:00diary of a startupWe've just finished a nightime conference call between our web developer, our video producer and one of our directors of the company. The purpose of the call was a fun one, to establish the type of character, the look and feel of the cartoon, that we wish to run with in our explanatory video.It made me realise how privileged I am to be working with such talented people that will give up their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/A2g_Sb4XMDE/diary-of-start-up-collaboration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Wallington)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=A2g_Sb4XMDE:4PL-YGflLsk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/A2g_Sb4XMDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/05/diary-of-start-up-collaboration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-3769501708390710754Thu, 05 May 2011 13:18:00 +00002011-05-15T18:39:56.914+01:00There are many positive things about technology entrepreneurs that also hold true in Nigeria; talent, creativity, resourcefulness and sheer drive. Many I met at the Google sponsored G-Nigeria 2011 event, hashtag #gNigeria, asked insightful questions that convinced me that the long anticipated ecosystem is beginning to form. What a difference a year makes (article from March 2010)!Self-organisinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/NlPUzWM8fCM/g-nigeria-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nzube Ufodike)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=NlPUzWM8fCM:9vors6E4FvA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/NlPUzWM8fCM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/05/g-nigeria-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501709922372701846.post-9045681891557055051Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:29:00 +00002011-05-04T22:38:28.646+01:00diary of a startupBuilding a company form scratch is a lot like training for a marathon - it requires stamina and determination to keep going through the rough bits. We've had quite a few rough bits recently, it's been the equivalent of mile 16 when work has been done but in reality, anyone can run 16 miles if they REALLY want to. Only a certain few can run the whole 26 miles though and that's the challenge we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amoomedia/~3/Q5A3x0eyEnE/diary-of-start-up-running-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Wallington)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?a=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/amoomedia?i=Q5A3x0eyEnE:5H2vhMOCKGM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amoomedia/~4/Q5A3x0eyEnE" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.amoo.co.uk/2011/04/diary-of-start-up-running-marathon.html