Eric Ries, The Lean Startup comes to London, January 16th 2012 – Our new supporters. We started with the intention of running a small(ish) event for Eric but it soon became clear that lots of people want to hear Eric speak. That isn’t too surprising – Eric is a great speaker with a great idea. We really want to thank our partners who in supporting this talk, have made it possible for us to share Eric’s talk with a much bigger audience of people. Without them, we would have had to stop selling tickets now. You can still register to come http://ericrieslondon.eventbrite.co.uk/

If you are interested in raising your profile in the entrepreneurial/developer/investor ecosystem and might consider supporting this talk, please get in touch. We would be happy to talk...

http://thebln.com/2011/12/eric-ries-the-lean-startup-comes-to-london-january-16th-2012-our-new-supporters/

One of my favourite speakers, and now best-selling author, Eric Ries is coming to London, 16th January to talk about The Lean Startup. Be warned, despite the misleading title, Eric’s book is not just for startups.

http://thebln.com/2011/12/eric-ries-author-of-the-lean-startup-speaking-in-london-january-16th-2012/

Neil Gaydon, CEO of Pace plc steps down after strategic review. With serial, ‘strategic reviewer’, Allan Leighton on board as chairman and a very tough year of trading, interrupted by supply chain issues that the company pinned on the Japanese earthquake and Thailand’s floods, it was probably, sadly, only a matter of time before Nigel was off. Mike Pulli, head of Pace plc’s US division will replace him as CEO.

http://thebln.com/2011/12/neil-gaydon-ceo-of-pace-plc-steps-down-after-strategic-review/

Call for speakers: Making it Mobile - MiM 2012. March 22nd, London.

The MiM Forum 2012 will be a one-day conference for senior decision makers from multichannel retailers, media providers, publishers, financial services and C-level execs from fast growing mobile businesses to discuss present and actionable opportunities in mobile. We’re not interested in pondering about what the distant future may hold – we want to hear about what is making money now.

http://thebln.com/2011/12/we-are-looking-for-speakers-for-bln-making-it-mobile-mim-forum/

Neil Gaydon, CEO of Pace plc on changing strategy, culture & CATS at Pace plc

I love this talk by Neil Gaydon, CEO of Pace plc, one of the largest British technology companies most people will never have heard of. Neil took over at Pace plc in 2006 when the company was doing £250 million revenue, losing £25 million a year and sitting at number 4, 5 or 6 in almost all of the markets it served. Some really great, simple ideas about strategy and culture – so many companies focus on the strategy without the culture. These days, strategy is almost a hygiene factor in business. Creating the right culture is critical.

http://thebln.com/2011/12/neil-gaydon-ceo-of-pace-plc-on-changing-strategy-culture-and-cats-at-pace-plc/