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My New Job

It’s been about two years since I left Google following the AdMob acquisition and as I forecast here at the time (http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2011/03/30/on-a-personal-note/) I’ve been practicing a portfolio career of being a very active angel investor (Ballpark Ventures has about 25 investments), mentoring at Springboard (soon to be TechStars), doing various Speaking gigs and being a [...]

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Palringo is a Top 50 Download Ever!

I’m a non-Exec Director of the insanely successful UK-based group messaging service, Palringo. Like many UK companies, they lack headlines and mindshare, but quietly get on with being doing the business. Need I say more than this? Congrats to the Palringo team! —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo

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Warner Yard Launches

The UK Tech scene has never been hotter, with startups sprouting up daily to complement the raft of more mature, proven companies. My pal, Federico Pirzio-Biroli, has been an active angel investor for a while now, with over 20 companies in his portfolio. He’s now taken his commitment to UK tech to a whole new [...]

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TechStars is Coming – Apply Now!

I’ve been involved in mentoring startups for some time with the excellent Springboard Accelerator programme. A few months ago, Springboard was turned into the world renown TechStars – the grand-daddy of Accelerators. This was great news for the UK Tech startup scene and represents considerable endorsement and recognition that we are truly a global player. [...]

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LoopMe Unveils

Another of the companies in my loose affiliation of a portfolio is LoopMe, which has just emerged from stealth mode to take on some of the challenges we face in mobile advertising. My role is currently a Board Advisor along with the excellent Kate Burns – the first employee of Google outside the US back [...]

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