Venture

The UK and especially London, is the ‘fintech’ capital of the world with the highest concentration of financial and professional service firms alongside being Europe’s foremost technology hub. There is a real shift in the world of finance from banks with technology advantages to technology companies with banking licence, means the UK really can’t underestimate the strategic importance and potential around technology and finance combined

Uri Levine is an Israeli serial entrepreneur. The most impressive thing about Uri is his awareness of his purpose, strategy for action and focused amplification. Acting immediately after the sale to Google for $1.1bn was his Venture Capstone project.

As the COO of the London Technology Club, I was lucky enough to host Luke Nosek in London for a special lunch with our club members. Here are learnings from some amazing conversation. Luke is nothing short of remarkable.

Wingman has worked with some of the top Venture Capitalists, investors and entrepreneurs. For those looking at the Venture pillar as their Capstone, the process remains the same - the first step is awareness. We sat down with one UHNW client that outlined what they look for when they are considering venture investments..

Overall the city has cultivated high-value knowledge-based economy. MK is now second only to London in the UK for the number of startups relative to the city's population…Part of the Oxford Cambridge Arc and perfectly placed for tech, motorsport, spin outs, MBAs and UK HQs… Time for MK to thrive…

We spoke with Jeremy Williman the British Entrepreneur and former chief executive of Tensator, the world’s largest crowd control company. Jez scaled the Tensabarrier that is familiar to anyone queuing in any venue from airports to clubs to cinemas. ‘Dragonfly’ is Jez’s new Capstone project, the hyperscooter which brings luxury to the future of micro-mobility.

In conversation with our Wingman in Hong Kong. Ten insights that provide food for thought for brands and sports marketers. From the scale of China to Asian brands entering the global stage via plarforms such as the FIFA World Cup, rugby and skiing.

A partnerpreneur is a business owner who sets out from the start to partner with others to create new commercial opportunities, joint ventures and collaborative products and services”… As a partnerpreneur you maximise partnerships to drive your business. You’re an expert at this. The mindset and model can always be best summarised as “two heads are better than one”.

The hypothesis after many years of working with, in and observing big companies is that many have toxic cultures. A lot of this also happens in small companies and upstarts... but our 20 reasons are definitely prevelant (in our humble opinion) in today's big businesses: 

Are you feeling like the working day goes in a flash, you have been too busy fighting fires to sit down and decide what needs to be done. Or actually get done what you set out to do? 

“A hyphenate is a person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation. E.G Producer-Director-Businessman hyphenates such as Spielberg”. We outline here 20 reasons why being a hyphenate can have its benefits especially in modern day business: