Ask YC: are you a UK-based hacker, or working on a startup in the UK?

Post by ian » Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 7:34 PM UTC

neil_cauldwell wrote: post #59

ian wrote: post #53

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Thanks very much for your feedback man. We're aware of the issue that occurs with a few bands (e.g. Underworld) and are fixing that. Imagine my horror when I was listening to one of my favourite London producers Burial and got recommended bands like Grave, Funeral, Resurrection. That'll be fixed soon. We're also going to make the recommendations much more tour focused as you suggest. The goal is to really separate th…

Hey Ian You'll like this; I've been in talks with a London-based investor. At the end of one of our meetings, the investor was checking his emails and pulled-up the Songkick powerpoint via an angel network they'd signed-up to! Then the following week you guys hit TechCrunch! That was pretty exciting and inspirational for me! I'm eager to meet some fellow founders & hackers - so I've got to make OCC London and these h…

Post by langer » Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 1:16 AM UTC

dood wrote: post #19

kul wrote: post #17

There are several UK startups funded by YC, so we exist! Auctomatic, Sitepass, Songkick and a few in the new batch. Visas are difficult but otherwise I'd recommend moving to the Valley, or at least visiting. How about getting together at this? http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/Silicon+Valley+Comes+to+Oxfor... Myself and Harjeet will be there.

I read about that event somewhere, but isn't it for Oxford students only?

Post by Joono » Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 1:30 PM UTC

cibermole wrote: post #37

Hey, i hope the sponsors of this site don't mind me offering help to anyone interested in building an international software brand. I was the development director at Codemasters and built and sold M$$$$$$$$$ software brands with hackers. I'm a follower of master hacker Paul Graham...see me....www.cibermole.com. Kent/England.

Post by cibermole » Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 6:20 PM UTC

hydra wrote: post #60

cibermole wrote: post #37

Hey, i hope the sponsors of this site don't mind me offering help to anyone interested in building an international software brand. I was the development director at Codemasters and built and sold M$$$$$$$$$ software brands with hackers. I'm a follower of master hacker Paul Graham...see me....www.cibermole.com. Kent/England.

Hi Cibermole. hows about meeting in London. I'd like to show you some cool sw that you're gonna like. need a little of your time. H

Post by danw » Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 6:27 PM UTC

tpatke wrote: post #40

kul wrote: post #17

There are several UK startups funded by YC, so we exist! Auctomatic, Sitepass, Songkick and a few in the new batch. Visas are difficult but otherwise I'd recommend moving to the Valley, or at least visiting. How about getting together at this? http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/Silicon+Valley+Comes+to+Oxfor... Myself and Harjeet will be there.

To be honest. That event just doesn't interest me at all. The speakers are not going to say anything that is not already on the web. ...and if they do, it will be on the web the day after. I want to meet hackers. The best way to do that is probably over coffee. Not in the context of someone delivering a speech.