[LRUG] London and tech investment for not-a-startup

[Sleepyfox]

If anyone wants an introduction to Andrew Lockley:
uk.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-lockley/1/402/323
who specialises in helping startups navigate this whole mess, I'd be
happy to do so. I have no commercial interest in the proceeds, this is
simple paying-it-forward.

Fox
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On 10 July 2013 15:46, Steve Buckley <steve at hackerjobs.co> wrote:
> Forgive me if this seems obvious but have you been through this list yet?
> https://angel.co/london/investors
>
> It has a few thousand London based investors listed so it may take a while
> to filter the wheat from the chaff however it could be a good starting
> point.
>
>
> Steve
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> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Simon Morley <simon at polkaspots.com> wrote:
>>
>> Afternoon all
>>
>> We're trying to raise some cash for a new project and I've just discovered
>> I know so little about such things, I might as well walk outside and try and
>> get mugged.
>>
>> I've been through all the online resources. Hung out at various convenient
>> tech venues and we've met two potential investors this week, both are
>> interested.
>>
>> I don't really know what I'm letting myself in for, neither do I have a
>> clue whether these people I've met are the right fit and can help us achieve
>> what we're want to. (I realise you can't help with the latter.) I need to be
>> picky but if I spend too long mulling over it, the opportunity will be lost.
>>
>> Considering how fashionable it seems call yourself a 'startup', I wondered
>> whether we'd be best start a new venture... But I'm proud we've been around
>> 9 years, even though we're still tiny.
>>
>> Can any of you share your experiences? Good and bad. London might be great
>> place to run a tech business but it's certainly not an easy place to find
>> decent tech investors. Or maybe I'm not looking hard enough.
>>
>> If you want to discuss off chat, I'll happily buy you at least one beer.
>>
>> Simon
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