Have you heard about the Tech London Advocates? The aim is to support technology start-ups in finding new investment, new talent and achieving high growth.
The idea has been built by Russ Shaw, with a little help from his friends (and extensive network of supporters) to bring his vision to life. The priority focus for TLA in the 1st years is to set an agenda that will accelerate growth of the private sector in London and demonstrate that bringing together the start-up community with larger businesses can deliver real success.
Russ is extremely passionate about what he is building and sees what can happen when you bring people together for a common goal. He has some significant sponsors on his journey and the Advocate list is growing daily. Advocates are recommended by an existing member of the group and he asks them to agree to 3 things:
- Promote the vision of TLA
- Help one another for the ‘greater good’
- In time, introduce a new Advocate
All this, by extension will build a vibrant tech sector for London
Russ is a big believer in the ‘Network Effect’ and how by helping and connecting people, great things happen. He should know, he has grown Tech London Advocates membership to be over 1000 strong in 18 months. He is building momentum with great partnerships and an amazing amount of generosity on behalf of the advocates.
All this to build the culture of innovation embodied by London’s tech entrepreneurs and make London the place to be if you want to be on the bleeding edge of technology!
Ghilaine
@LadyGhilaine
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