CYCLIST, MUM, GARDENER, VIOLINIST

IT'S A COLOURFUL PLACE

I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T, SO I DID

IN INTERESTING BUT FAIRLY REGULAR MUSIC, MEDIA & TECH JOBS

BY INEFFICIENCY, WAFFLE AND UNIMAGINATIVE THINGS HAPPENING SLOWLY

TO A TELECOMS & MEDIA FIRM, WORKING ON FIBRE OPTIC CAPACITY ETC

I WORKED WITH SMART PEOPLE, BUT STILL LOTS OF WAFFLE AND INDECISION

I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES AT 4AM ONE MORNING

I SHOUTED AT THE SCREEN. HOW COULD DOING GOOD BE SO HARD?

MICROGENIUS, A CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM (I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT'S WHAT IT WAS)

MOST PEOPLE DON'T TRY TO HAVE A BABY, STARTUP AND DAY JOB TOGETHER

I HAVE BUCKETS OF TENACITY, ENERGY AND DRIVE

I USED A (BAD) FREE LAPTOP IN A TINY INCUBATOR, AND GRANTS AND FAVOURS

BUT ENJOYED (ALMOST) EVERY SECOND RUNNING AT MY OWN SPEED

AND WAS SHORTLISTED FOR 3 MORE, WHICH SPURRED ME ON

GOT A BIT MORE SLEEP AND NEVER LOOKED BACK

I NEGOTIATED A DEAL WITH THE LEADING COMMUNITY SHARES ORGANISATION

THE QUESTION OF WHERE TO PUT MY MONEY ISN'T REALLY RESOLVED AND STILL BUGS ME

THERE ARE NOW 100S OF CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS WITH INTERESTING PROJECTS

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YOU HAVE TO REALLY KNOW YOUR STUFF TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON WHERE

BECAUSE I'VE LOOK FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS

THERE ARE 250K 'CROWDFUNDING' SEARCHES PCM ON GOOGLE

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BECAUSE I FOUNDED ONE, AND TRAFFIC IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF CROWDFUNDING

BUT A NEW RICH SOURCE OF IT WAITING TO BE GATHERED

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING AND TALKING WITHIN INDUSTRY

THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING AWESOME

CAME WITH ME TO FOUND STARTUP #2

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AN AGGREGATOR. FOR SEARCH. FOR TRAFFIC. FOR DATA

TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRATIC FINANCE WORLDWIDE

WE HAVE A CLUNKY PROTOTYPE TO TEST TECHNOLOGY AND REACTIONS

WHAT THEY THINK - FEEDBACK IS GOOD SO FAR

AT CHRISTMAS THERE WERE MESSY WHITE WALL SCRIBBLES AND A VISION

2 SMART, EXPERIENCED DEVELOPERS AND THE SENIOR 3

OF BEING ABLE TO BUILD A PROPER FIRST PRODUCT

TO REALLY MAKE THIS WORK

IS CRITICAL TO THIS VENTURE

IT CAN'T BE TENTATIVE, APOLOGETIC OR HALF-HEARTED

IN FINANCE THAT ANYONE ONLINE CAN ACCESS

SHOULD GET INVOLVED

PLEASE EMAIL EMILY@CROWDSURFER.CO