Someone emailed me this weekend asking how he could meet people in the Manchester area who are interested in startups and collaborating on tech ideas. Here are the links I sent him back. They’re not exactly news if you’re already invovled in the Manchester tech scene, but if you’re looking to get involved, I hope … Read More
A regular routine for me on a Saturday is to settle down at a table at a coffee shop, prepare a few guest posts for publication on The Next Web (if you’d like to do that instead, we’re looking for a full-time features editor – drop me a line for details) and work through my … Read More
Graphene is an incredible substance that was discovered in Manchester, and yet you’d hardly know it based on how little it’s talked about in the city. So, I was pleased that my good friends over at Marketing Manchester drew my attention to a new campaign designed to tie the city with the substance in the public consciousness. … Read More
This week, TechHub Manchester was announced. This is exactly the the kind of support Manchester’s fledgeling startup scene needs and helps address the issues I mentioned in my talk at TEDx Manchester earlier this year. It’s a priviledge to be part of the founding team for TechHub Manchester. I’m still Managing Editor at The Next … Read More
I’ve got huge respect for the Web Summit team. They’ve built two of the best-respected tech conference brands around – the eponymous Web Summit (in Dublin and London) and f.ounders, the exclusive, invite-only event for some of technology’s biggest names – “The Rolls Royce of tech events,” as Zee once put it. Setting out to … Read More