Archive for April, 2009

Geek’n Rolla panel

The Geek’n Rolla panel on women in tech got Spicy’n Heated when Telegraph tech blogger Milo Yiannopoulos took the microphone. The five panelists — all of them women– discussed tech culture and the imbalance between men and women in tech jobs. Yiannopoulos’ opinions didn’t go over too well with the ladies…but prompted some witty comments and a mild battle of the sexes. Part 1, Part 4, Part 5

 

FundItFrog

We interview Amanda from FundItFrog.co.uk.

Rock Soap Opera

Get the low-down on two new sites: rocksoapopera.com and scumbagmillionaire.com

WAYN Re-launch

We interview WAYN Co-Founder Pete Ward about their exciting re-launch.

Techfluff.TV Headlines – Amazee v Amazon & more

Tech start-up Amazee take on the might of Amazon, Michael Birch & Brent Hoberman have some interesting news and Oracle have bought Sun Microsystems.

Quick.TV test

Here’s a test of QuickTV’s wall video player. The video quality isn’t at full capacity for testing reasons but the Newcastle lads will soon have that sorted. Quick.TV is both a user friendly and sophisticated interactive video platform and the best I’ve tried yet. We’ll be looking to use more of their multiple features in future episodes but for now, just click on the separate blocks to watch each segment of the latest episode.

Want funding for your Northern startup?- Toby Reid – Growth Investment

Hermione interviews Toby Reid about getting investment outside of London.

Soundcloud Co-Founder On How They Raised $3.3 Million!

Continuing with our coverage of the Next Web, we caught up with Alex, co-founder of Soundcloud. Check out the video to get the inside look into the recent $3.3 Million VC investment and more!

Keep watching Techfluff for the very latest from Amsterdam, and the Next Web!

Ask the Expert – Bill Morrow, Angels Den

Hermione challenges Bill Morrow to a game of pool…and asks him about Angels Den, ‘the only viable option to banking.’-Sky News

Escalator Pitch – Steve Kennedy, Textic.com

Can Steve Kennedy maintain his composure on the dreaded escalator?