Comments on: Responding to the idea that “it’s (still) grim up North”! http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135 IT, technology and the internet in the North East. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: david coxon http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-123 david coxon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:31 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135#comment-123 I wasn't aware that he had been fired, and I don't think i'd have gone as far as to wish him to be fired, but it doesn't come as a big surprise. I have to say i was disappointed that with so many good articles and so many good journalists out there, that the Telegraph would post an article that was so obviously ill informed and badly researched. If i were to be kind, I could only assume that they intended to provoke a response, which is exactly what they did. I wasn’t aware that he had been fired, and I don’t think i’d have gone as far as to wish him to be fired, but it doesn’t come as a big surprise.

I have to say i was disappointed that with so many good articles and so many good journalists out there, that the Telegraph would post an article that was so obviously ill informed and badly researched. If i were to be kind, I could only assume that they intended to provoke a response, which is exactly what they did.

]]> By: Bob Andrews http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-120 Bob Andrews Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:19:10 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135#comment-120 I'm glad he got fired. Aren't you? I’m glad he got fired. Aren’t you?

]]> By: david coxon http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-70 david coxon Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:58:37 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135#comment-70 While i have generalized about London based VC's,angels and mentors not venturing out of their comfort zone, i should point out that there are exceptions, people like Mike Soutern, columnist for the Times, Public speaker and all round good guy, made a point of staying in the North East an extra couple of days after thinking Digital to mentor several North East Start ups, as did several other speakers to be fair. I should also add that while i have talked mainly about the North and North East, i'm sure that there are outstanding companies in Wales, Scotland, the North West, South West, Midland...you get the picture! It is essential to all these regions that they look after their talent and invest in it, if those regions are to have any future at all. The implications of a mass migration to start ups to London would cause a devestating skills stortage in the regions that would make the credit crunch look like a 'good day'. While i have generalized about London based VC’s,angels and mentors not venturing out of their comfort zone, i should point out that there are exceptions, people like Mike Soutern, columnist for the Times, Public speaker and all round good guy, made a point of staying in the North East an extra couple of days after thinking Digital to mentor several North East Start ups, as did several other speakers to be fair.

I should also add that while i have talked mainly about the North and North East, i’m sure that there are outstanding companies in Wales, Scotland, the North West, South West, Midland…you get the picture! It is essential to all these regions that they look after their talent and invest in it, if those regions are to have any future at all. The implications of a mass migration to start ups to London would cause a devestating skills stortage in the regions that would make the credit crunch look like a ‘good day’.

]]> By: david coxon http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-69 david coxon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:52:20 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/blog/?p=135#comment-69 NOTE. I believe that Milo has taken up Nick Bells offer to come up to Newcastle to see whether 'life up North' is really as grim as he believes. He will visit in 3-4 weeks and I encourage any VC's or Entrepreneurs based in London to join him and see what they're missing, I would also encourage some of the many fantastic North East Start-ups to take some time and show them what we're capable of. NOTE. I believe that Milo has taken up Nick Bells offer to come up to Newcastle to see whether ‘life up North’ is really as grim as he believes. He will visit in 3-4 weeks and I encourage any VC’s or Entrepreneurs based in London to join him and see what they’re missing, I would also encourage some of the many fantastic North East Start-ups to take some time and show them what we’re capable of.

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