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Amazing.

I am so looking forward to this. There is so much potential in this market and smart people getting involved. I truly believe that "hardware is the new black".

LMAO. If I crashed on the couch, it is because I thoroughly enjoy meeting and hanging out with smart startup founders and hanging out with friends. I can reassure you that having j…

I love the ability to notify people that if they reduce the email length I am more likely to respond quickly. Awesome work. Keep coding.

I am looking forward to the next 3 months.

Hi guys. Lots of very interesting points. ignite100 is essentially a private sector spin-out of the Difference Engine. One of the key issues accelerator models have struggled with …

Phil I am humbled to think that we can compete with Paul and his investors (including their $150k). Seriously, we announced the deadline in mid November when we launched. PS if you…

Phil All points well made and accepted. I can assure you we are not a scam - I would hope that the inclusion of Cambridge University and NESTA would provide some credibility. All o…

For an example of the impact which the programme can have check out ScreenReach who took part in the Difference Engine a programme I have historically run. http://eu.techcrunch.com…

Peter To make the programme sustainable in the longer term, unfortunately it has been necessary to adopt a similar model to YC and TechStars. I am sure you agree that the provision…

Hi Peter Good to speak again. Many points well made. 1. Springboard is funded by 9 angel investors and NESTA, all of whom have invested equal sums. All are very active investors an…

Not recent, but unloved!! :(

I really look forward to working some great teams over the next few months.

I helped to found the Difference Engine, a 13 week bootcamp programme, based in the North East of England. The first batch of 9 teams "graduated" in June 2011 - from which 5 teams …

feelin the love. i feel very privileged to be working with some exceptionally talented and generous mentors. so looking forward to 2011.

Since the programme is open to anyone from anywhere we are attempting to raise the profile of the programme outside of the region - and social media etc is the obvious approach wit…

Hi guys/gals To address a few of the points raised @jot we are working to a very strict budget; our marketing spend is @jdietrich we are very serious about this project and this is…

Scoble has an interesting take on this - http://bit.ly/4oioQZ "Several years ago Microsoft had a project code-named Chrome. It was supposed to be a multimedia browser. The project …