20+ years building TMT companies and VC. Specialist in fast-scaling (typically young) TMT into International markets; operational roles and General Management rolesBuilt 5 tech startups; one from total startup to IPO; one total failure. I know both sides of the exit story.Operational roles: + RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) - co-founder of the EMEA team - from inception to IPO. + PictureTel Europe (now Polycom: NASDAQ:PLCM) - Head of Business Development and Strategy (early stages of Videoconferencing over IP) + Speed Ventures AB. Founding Partner of Europe's largest Accelerator Group, UK CEO. Backed by The Soros Fund and Shroeders Ventures (now Permira). + The Cloud Networks - Head of Marketing. Largest European Wifi Operator. + Zero1 Europe Ltd - CEO. Early stage finance, strategy and market rollout support. + GoHello - CEO. all-mobile "PBX in the Cloud" -VC backed company turnaround.Private Equity: + co-founder and investor in Speed Ventures AB, then Europe's most prominent early stage fund. + investment banking at LD&A, the pan-european boutique. + founder and managing partner at Tech Leaders Capital, the co-investment club for CEOs with outstanding track records.+ 8 investments
Listed skills include Start Ups, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, and 25 others.