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Associate at Seedcamp, Europe's #1 micro seed fund in London. General geek, travel nut, and foodie.
These are some pics, quotes, and reblogs that make my day. My serious site is here.
Finally announcing our new home, #campuslondon, google is putting up quite the show. (Taken with Instagram at Bar Music Hall)
“2011 waren 64,1 Prozent der Österreicher katholisch, etwa 5,5 Millionen Menschen. Abgeschlagen folgen die Muslime mit 400.000 und die evangelische Kirche mit rund 375.000 Mitgliedern.”
“Critical thinking is difficult to do in large groups. Criticizing in a group setting tends to polarize it, and there are immediate and overriding political considerations of doing so. What’s more, some people hate to speak out in a group, while others thrive on so doing. This guarantees that the group will be led by personalities and personal interests more than it will be by the quality of ideas.”
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one of many reasons that a small venture capital partnership is a good venture capital partnership
Cooper Journal: The eye of the brainstorm (via soxiam)
(via fred-wilson)
“We plan to continue to make acquisitions, which could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, result in dilution to our stockholders, and adversely affect our financial results. As part of our business strategy, we have made and intend to make acquisitions to add specialized employees, complementary companies, products, or technologies. However, we have not made any large acquisitions to date, and, as a result, our ability to acquire and integrate larger or more significant companies, products, or technologies in a successful manner is unproven. In the future, we may not be able to find other suitable acquisition candidates, and we may not be able to complete acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all. Our previous and future acquisitions may not achieve our goals, and any future acquisitions we complete could be viewed negatively by users, developers, advertisers, or investors. In addition, if we fail to successfully integrate any acquisitions, or the technologies associated with such acquisitions, into our company, the revenue and operating results of the combined company could be adversely affected. Any integration process may require significant time and resources, and we may not be able to manage the process successfully. We may not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired technology or personnel, or accurately forecast the financial impact of an acquisition transaction, including accounting charges. We may have to pay cash, incur debt, or issue equity securities to pay for any such acquisition, any of which could adversely affect our financial results. The sale of equity or issuance of debt to finance any such acquisitions could result in dilution to our stockholders.”
