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

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

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Post by axod » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 1:25 PM UTC

pierrefar wrote: post #10

In Cambridge incubating an idea. Cambridge is a great place for entrepreneurship.

Cambridge does seem to have a lot going for it with the science park etc (I'm based not too far away in Ipswich).

Would be interested how other peoples experiences have been regarding getting funding though (I haven't got that far yet).

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

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Post by jamescoops » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 1:25 PM UTC

In East London, bootstrapping a social mobile music thing :-)

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

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Post by Prabaker » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 1:29 PM UTC

Hmmmm, just as I thought, everyone is down south! Could people please expand on the merits of being down south: is it easier to find funding, hackers, etc?

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

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Post by nicoperez » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 1:58 PM UTC

3 guys in London, and myself in Bristol working on our project concept at the moment

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

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Post by whyleyc » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:05 PM UTC

I'm one of the co-founder's of Zamzar which has been live for about a year now. (http://www.zamzar.com)

I'm based in Southampton and interested in the meetup that the Songkick guys are mooting - you could always post the details on Hacker News ?

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

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Post by dood » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:10 PM UTC

ian wrote: post #18

tpatke wrote: post #15

In London. Working on collaboration software. If anyone has the leadership ability to organize a meetup - I would be very interested. http://www.jettask.com/

We'll do it. Hit us with your emails: founders at songkick dot com.

Probably a good idea to start a new thread for that sometime. Its about time for a UK meetup so thanks for taking the initiative!

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

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Post by tpatke » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:15 PM UTC

ian wrote: post #18

tpatke wrote: post #15

In London. Working on collaboration software. If anyone has the leadership ability to organize a meetup - I would be very interested. http://www.jettask.com/

We'll do it. Hit us with your emails: founders at songkick dot com.

Cool - sign me up!

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

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Post by tpatke » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:17 PM UTC

dereference wrote: post #13

I'm in Southampton, Hampshire. Currently hacking away at a web app which has something to do with online storage. In the progress of registering the company. Will be hopefully moving to Cambridge at some point (that is if I don't run out of money entirely).

I am working with online storage as well. I see it as a smaller part of a bigger system. Get in touch - it would be good to swap stories.

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

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Post by moomerman » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:34 PM UTC

I'm working for 'social betworking' starup http://www.bragster.com/ in East London. I'm originally from the North West and often keep an eye out for jobs back there but they usually pay ridiculously low amounts so all the hackers congregate in or around London. Also there are loads of opportunities to network around London which are all but non-existent in the North.

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

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Post by jsmcgd » Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 2:38 PM UTC

I'm scraping something together in Edinburgh.