Category Archives: Journalism

Megabuyte, November 2012. Original article here (£). The Early View Real time data: Right here, right now Quick, straightforward and in real time – that’s how we need our data in order to make optimal use of it. But as we get better at gathering information, feeding it back to those who need it becomesContinue reading “Real time data: Right here, right now”

Lionheart Magazine, Adventure issue, 2012. Original article. Down the rabbit hole I don’t know when I changed my mind, but it happened somewhere between the park and the pub. I didn’t want to be with this guy, because I was so raw and fresh from the last one I loved; it takes so long toContinue reading “Down the rabbit hole”

Published in Viator, 2012. Original article here. The Moscow Metro: The People’s Ballroom In a city as rich in monuments and history as Moscow, you may be surprised to find you have to head underground for what is arguably the best attraction of all. The metropolitan public transport system of the Russian capital is oneContinue reading “The Moscow Metro: The People’s Ballroom”

Published in Viator, 2012. Original article here. On the real hippie trail in San Francisco “Are you looking for a restaurant?” I look around and find a little Chinese man smiling at me. You cannot stand on a San Francisco street looking uncertain for long before someone will offer their assistance (or alternatively, ask forContinue reading “On the real hippie trail in San Francisco”

Megabuyte, October 2012. Original article here (£). The Early View Organised chaos: Keeping the start-up spirit alive Valve, the Washington-based gaming company, has been proudly boss-free since its launch in 1996. Founder Gabe Newell remains in charge, but there is no evidence of this in the company literature, which boasts “no middle management, no bureaucracy,Continue reading “Organised chaos: Keeping the start-up spirit alive”

Megabuyte, September 2012. Original article here (£). The Early View Big Data, Big Bang: Change is the new constant The technological Big Bang, courtesy of the coming-of-age of the internet, shows no sign of abating. For businesses, it’s proving useless to wonder where the merry-go-round of change will stop next because in all likelihood itContinue reading “Big Data, Big Bang: Change is the new constant”

*** The Early View from London *** My series on the UK technology start-up community, written for Megabuyte in 2012-13. This followed on from my series about start-up life and tech trends in Silicon Valley (below). * Real time data: Right here, right now. Interviews with GoSquared and Geckoboard – read * When ‘new media’Continue reading “Letters from the start-up frontier”

Megabuyte, September 2012. Original article here (£). The Early View Let’s fill this town with startups! The experience of raising money for Seedrs, the startup crowdfunding company, was exactly the kind of hard slog that Jeff Lynn’s company wants to provide relief from. “We struggled desperately to raise our first seed capital. We kept joking:Continue reading “Let’s fill this town with startups!”

Published in Whitehot Magazine, 2012. Original article here. Art about the Unseen Hayward Gallery, London ‘Art about the unseen’ asks a lot from us. After all, most of the works are things we cannot see: blank papers, empty pedestals, a charge in the air. So when you first step into the Hayward Gallery, all youContinue reading “Art about the Unseen”

Megabuyte, July 2012. Original article here (£). Letter from the West Coast The view to Britain While the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem is the biggest in the world, this does not mean it is the only place capable of growing good technology companies. The West Coast scene is 4.5 times bigger than London, according toContinue reading “The view to Britain”