@alliott

Early stage VC

 London | New York
uk.linkedin.com/in/alliottcole
Joined March 2008
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🔷 The best investors pair optimism w realism, understanding both the upside & the risks. 🔷 LPs are increasingly focused on liquidity & DPI, reflecting growing scrutiny around private market valuations. 🔷 Great venture mgrs deeply understand their competitive landscape rather than simply following market narratives. 🔷 Building a firm should reflect who you are as an investor, not just what the market says a venture platform should look like. 🔷 Long-term conviction comes from truly knowing your partners, esp during periods of uncertainty, because “you can’t borrow conviction in times of stress.” youtube.com/watch?v=a2kz5AKB…
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“America has no culture”
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Replying to @OctopusVentures
can vouch - @ChantieCox is a legend 🤟
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I’ve been quiet on social media but busy behind the scenes. Announcing @OctopusVentures new First Cheque Fund designed to back pre-seed #startups across #Europe sifted.eu/articles/octopus-v…

Octopus Ventures launches its first-ever pre-seed fund of £10m

With a new female-led pre-seed fund, Octopus Ventures wants to get in early as the first cheque that diverse founders across Europe receive.

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Today is another landmark moment for the UK tech scene, as @CazooUK starts life as public company on the @NYSE - less than two years since it launched. Huge congratulations to Alex Chesterman and all the team. A truly phenomenal achievement. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Zoopla and Lovefilm wizard tries to work his magic again with Cazoo

After founding the DVD rental and property websites, Alex Chesterman tries to convince Wall Street that used car site is really worth $7bn

telegraph.co.uk
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anarchy in the UK v anarchy in France.
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What are some of the metrics that you should meet before a US investor will take a closer look? Key takeaways from our #QuestionTheQuestions report here: ow.ly/csEL30mWL8z #AskTestDo
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Question the Questions brings together best practices, tools & insights from those who have tried, failed, succeeded & thrived in the US. We're excited to launch this new multi-series report to help European firms clarify US expansion ambitions. #asktestdo ow.ly/FfAo30mGP8e
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ICYMI @OctopusVentures launched ‘Question the Questions’ this morning at the #RD21M event – an in-depth guide to international expansion. Dowload a copy today: octopusventures.com/question…
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“Talent coming out of the UK is truly remarkable – and shaping industries on a gobal scale” —> @ZoeACastro addressing #RD21M
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Excited to be at #RD21M w/ @RussShaw1 & @TechLondonAdv where our own @ZoeACastro will be launching #QuestionTheQuestions – a new report from Octopus that provides a stress-tested guide to international expansion
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‘In the haste to expand to the Us, many do not take the time to question whether this is in the business’ best interests’ @ZoeACastro at #RD21M w/ @TechLondonAdv, @GlobalTechAdv & @cityoflondon #asktestdo
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Could the Land of the Free end up costing you the Earth? We’ll be with @TechLondonAdv, @GlobalTechAdv & @RussShaw1 at #RD21M to discuss all the key questions you need to ask for a successful US expansion #asktestdo
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Successful expansions are extensively planned; failures succumb to a sense of ‘inevitability’ & rush entry without robust validation —> @ZoeACastro representing Octopus at #RD21M to launch Question the Questions #asktestdo
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New data out today; The UK has created 35% of all tech unicorns ($1Bn valued businesses) in Europe in recent years, with many more in the pipeline based in multiple places, from London to Manchester to Edinburgh. Many founded by immigrants too. #startups technation.io/news/uk-region…
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Are you an entrepreneur? We are looking to put together something very useful for you, if you could answer a few questions that would be very helpful for us. It's quick, promise! ow.ly/BiJQ30lwQtL
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Apparently, this is what a co-working space looks like in Barcelona. Well done @onecowork_bcn!
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The evidence is clear: #Diversity significantly improves financial performance on measures such as profitable investments at the individual portfolio-company level and overall fund returns. @HarvardBiz ow.ly/jh7g30kUD0i
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#OVPortfolio RT @digitalshadows: Announcing our Digital Shadows Women's Network: digitalshadows.com/blog-and-…
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The #NHS is highly respected, yet expensive and messy. How can we save a well-respected masterpiece? @eyal_rabinovich addresses this in his recent post: ow.ly/jXWQ30kOL6O #NHS70
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