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Marissa Mayer: From Google ‘geek’ to Yahoo CEO

Original post by John D. Sutter via CNN (CNN) — Google’s first female engineer, Marissa Mayer, has made a career out of bucking expectations — and she did so once again on Monday by announcing she will leave Google to be the new CEO of Yahoo, the struggling company that once was Google’s main competitor. Know Yahoo’s […]

How To Prepare Your Startup To Raise An Angel Round

Original post by Derek Andersen via TC Editor’s note: Derek Andersen is the founder of Startup Grind, a 12-city event series growing around the world to help educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. He’s also ex-Electronic Arts, the founder of Commonred and Vaporware Labs. A recent email from an entrepreneur and complete stranger read: “We need to raise money. Who can you introduce us to?” I […]

Five Reasons Britain May Be The Best Place To Start A Company In 2012

Original post by Parmy Olson via Forbes A guest post by David Mytton All around the world, governments are spending time and money to figure out the best way to attract the attention of entrepreneurs. New startups are a great way to stimulate the economy because they are seen as innovative and exciting, create new jobs and […]

A Tale of Tech City: the future of Inner East London’s Digital Economy

Original post by geographics Earlier this month Demos published a fascinating report on the hot topic of London’s “Tech City” cluster, which has been promoted by the government as a key growth pole for the UK. The report authors Max Nathan, Emma Vandore and Rob Whitehead, put the Inner East London cluster in the context of similar phenomena in New York and […]

Apprenticeships for Tech City

Apprenticeships for Tech City

Original post by Hackney  Tech City is growing and needs good staff! Tech City: London’s dynamic technology hub Supported by Hackney Community College’s Apprenticeships for Tech City It started with Silicon Roundabout – the area around the Old Street roundabout which in recent years has become home to innovative technology companies. The industry has grown and […]