Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#1

Post by ig1 » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 1:06 PM UTC

While I'm building my own startup one of the things I'm looking at is what makes it harder to startup in the UK versus the US. One of the main problems I'm finding is that it's much harder to find UK specific advice online.

I've attended various meetups (techcrunch uk, the songkick ones) and they're great for making contacts, but there doesn't seem to be an equivalent on-line community.

So where do all the UK startups hangout online ?

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#2

Post by pclark » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 1:08 PM UTC

where are you based?

My startup is in Cambridge, and I'd love to meet you and chat startups.

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#3

Post by warrenmiller » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:09 PM UTC

I'm head geek at a London based UK startup and have the same question.

I just follow Hacker News mostly :)

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#4

Post by pclark » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:14 PM UTC

warrenmiller wrote: post #3

I'm head geek at a London based UK startup and have the same question. I just follow Hacker News mostly :)

what startup? would kind of infrastructure would we need? ning?

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#5

Post by mooders » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:17 PM UTC

I'm Southampton based and find I spend huge amounts of time scouring techcrunchUK, mashable and very few others for UK startup news. The Times online and The Guardian online are both good sources. The most fruitful is probably Twitter though.

Perhaps there is a need for us to band together and start driving more engagement - i.e. really champion a tech startup group?

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#6

Post by z303 » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:39 PM UTC

I know here in Bristol, a lot of things happen around Open Coffee Bristol, Bathcamp and the Watershed

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#7

Post by axod » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:43 PM UTC

There's a few brits in #startups on freenode. (Myself included)

If you're into advertising revenue, I'd again recommend http://www.affiliates4u.com/ Tons of good advice there.

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#8

Post by ig1 » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:45 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #7

There's a few brits in #startups on freenode. (Myself included) If you're into advertising revenue, I'd again recommend http://www.affiliates4u.com/ Tons of good advice there.

I'm on #startups - I'm ttx.

Re: Ask HN: Where do uk startups go for advice online ?

#9

Post by ntoll » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:52 PM UTC

If you're in or near Oxfordshire then you should take a look at http://www.oxin.co.uk/

Of course, there is also the Europe-wide: http://www.seedcamp.com/

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#10

Post by sharpn » Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 3:20 PM UTC

I'm not involved in this, but I was considering it: http://www.the-hub.net/index.html there's a London-based startup community, there's a massive warehouse near Caledonian Road with cheap rents & a good vibe. I don't know what the other London sites are like, nor how extensive or useful the 'international' element of the organisation is.