ICON66
Volume 2
Contents
Welcome – The Venture Capital Revolution
Fasttrack – The New Route for innovative Companies
Competing On The Global Stage – Artisan Case Study
A Day In The Life Of A Venture Capitalist
ICON Book Review – The Nudist On The Late Shift
Internet Marketing – The Key To Profit
Recuiting The Dream Team – Hayward Associates
Tactus – A Look At Bluetooth Technology
The Venture Capital Revolution
It was only a short time ago that you could count the number of hi-tech investors in the UK on one hand - what a difference some big winners and the internet have made, now everyone wants to invest in hi-tech and e business.
Fasttrack
The New Route for innovative Companies
The dynamic nature of the technology sector means that fast growing companies develop more quickly than their counterparts in other industries arriving much sooner at the stage of development where investors want to provide capital through the equity markets, these companies often lack the three-year track record needed for listing on London's main market.
Competing On The Global Stage
Artisan Case Study
Cheltenham has seen its fair share of gamblers but when founders Paul Moorhead and Mike Catania decided to target a niche in the software tools market, it was hardly an odds on certainty of success.
A Day In The Life Of A Venture Capitalist
6.45 - Roll out of bed, make tea and try to stir up the girls to get ready for school. The good thing about having to catch a train this morning and get out of the house slightly earlier than usual is that I miss the last minute rush to school!
ICON Book Review
The Nudist On The Late Shift
Perhaps more than anywhere else, Silicon Valley in the latter part of the 20th century has come to represent the essence of the American dream. Its economy has resembled the various rushes and booms of the 1800s. The Valley is a unique place in a unique time, where just about anyone with a good idea, an aptitude for hard work, and a boatload of luck has a chance to make it big - really big.
Internet Marketing
The Key To Profit
So many companies invest considerable financial resources in developing truly dynamic web sites, yet wonder why no one visits them. And then, when they do get potential customers to visit their fully e-commerce enabled site, they make so little effort to capture vital customer information. Information that helps to profile just exactly who these site visitors are and how they behave when they are within your site.
Recuiting The Dream Team
Hayward Associates
The Internet is changing the business dynamics of organisations, Globally, it is also a massive opportunity and challenge for you, the entrepreneur. You have to "think outside of the box". You have to have a strong insight into the future. Your business destiny will hang on making the right decisions and you know that you cannot do it all yourself. You have to hire the right team.
Tactus
A Look At Bluetooth Technology
Broadband, or high speed access, refers to the higher data rates required to deliver a wide range of multimedia services, such as broadcast quality tv, video on demand (e.g. Blockbuster in your home), interactive gaming and very high speed internet access.
MP3
Music On The Net
Before the advent of the phonograph, the only physical objects connected with music were the instruments and the sheet music used to make it. Music was always a live experience, and most professional musicians could make a living from it. Then the music industry was born. Music was frozen into chunks, commoditised and sold in shops.
