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Rich Martell runs one of the UK’s most successful start-up companies in the infamous ‘Silicon Roundabout’ region of London. He hit the headlines in 2010, when during his university days he set up the website FitFinder. In early 2011, with investment from Doug Richard formerly of Dragons’ Den, Floxx was launched and the location based social network has gone from strength to strength with the launch of a number of new apps that allow users to share the real world based purely on location and time.

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Scrapping ICT is just the start, Notebook

Scrapping ICT is just the start

I was excited to hear that ICT in schools will be replaced by an open source curriculum in computer science and programming. Still, the more I read about it, the more the doubts crept in.

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Monday, 16 January 2012 at 12:08 pm

Le Web: Bigger and better than ever, Notebook

Le Web: Bigger and better than ever

Thinking of Paris in December once conjured up images of Parisians braving the cold as they walk along the banks of the River Seine. Not anymore. Now, for the tech scene at least, December in Paris is all about two words. Le. Web.

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Tuesday, 13 December 2011 at 10:26 am

Breaking America: The final stop, Notebook

Breaking America: The final stop

America is huge; I’m reminded once again of this fact on our Virgin America flight from San Francisco to Boston, which are on directly opposite sides of the country, around 2,700 miles apart.

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Monday, 7 November 2011 at 3:35 pm

Breaking America: Shaking in San Francisco, Notebook

Breaking America: Shaking in San Francisco

Scott McKenzie’s famous song about San Francisco reminds us that “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.” I decide to ignore his advice; opting for a much more discrete baseball cap…I’m not sure I could pull off the hippy look.

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Thursday, 27 October 2011 at 2:30 pm

Breaking America: LAX, Notebook

Breaking America: LAX

It’s a typical foggy day as we head down to Heathrow Terminal 3 for our flight to LAX. Settling into my seat, ready for the twelve hour transatlantic flight stretching ahead, I can’t help starting to mull over the task we have ahead of us. The first international business trip one goes on feels very strange – until now, going on a plane and flying to another country has always been for play. The stack of books about business and entrepreneurship on my tray table remind me that this time it is definitely for work…

By | Notebook, Science & Technology | Monday, 24 October 2011 at 3:00 pm

Breaking America: It all started as a joke…, Notebook

Breaking America: It all started as a joke…

When I started the website FitFinder as a joke amongst friends I had no idea it could lead to all of this – just eighteen months later, I’m preparing to jet off to the USA to meet with some of the world’s top tech investors.

By | Notebook | Thursday, 13 October 2011 at 6:00 am

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