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27 Mar 2018 Give Entrepreneurs the Environment they Need to Flourish
In my view, one of the loudest messages coming from the 2018 High Growth Small Business Report is that the businesses and the entrepreneurs...
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26 Mar 2018 New Business, New Home: Four Stories of Re-location
Often the first one to arrive, not only is their social circle thin to non-existent, so are the domestic basics: home, utilities, travel and...
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22 Feb 2018 ‘Lawyer Up’
Chris Wade of Isomer Capital puts the difference succinctly: “In the US, lawyers are part of the competitive dynamic, whereas in Europe they...
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9 Feb 2018 Singapore and the Shifting Sands of Future Global Markets
“It is always wise to look ahead but difficult to look further than you can see.” -Winston Churchill Singapore’s name has cropped up a...
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3 Jan 2018 Bayesian methods for Neural Networks, as discussed on the Piccadilly Line.
Travelling late one night on London’s Piccadilly line, I overheard two guys in deep conversation on the various ways to apply Bayesian inference methods...
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19 Dec 2017 Supercharging your employee referral scheme
Here at Octopus Ventures we back teams because we believe that the people who make up a company are the greatest factor behind its success. When...
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6 Dec 2017 The Chairperson—Part 1
Alex Macpherson, Chairperson of Octopus Ventures, with 30 years experience in Venture Capital; Alexander Asseily, Chairperson of Chiaro Technology...
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6 Dec 2017 The Chairperson- Part 2
A continuation of Part 1. 1. Calibration Clarity on the remit and responsibilities of the role is the first thing to get right. Why are you making...
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21 Nov 2017 How do I get the biggest bang for my new investment buck?
Having worked with more than fifty early stage technology businesses over the past decade, there are some clear lessons learnt which I hope to...
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20 Nov 2017 Overcoming US Expansion Challenges:
Oliver, an Englishman in New York. we’ve heard that one before. What are you doing in the Big Apple? Cliché, I know! I joined the Octopus...
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25 Oct 2017 Question the Questions:
The below is an excerpt of Octopus Ventures’ report on US expansion, “Question the Questions.” To read the full report, scroll down to...
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4 Oct 2017 Seed and Series A Deals: Nailing Due Diligence
What is due diligence and why do investors make so much noise about it? An entrepreneur pitching for investment is in a sales process. Due diligence,...