Manoj Ranaweera

Building a great tech company (edocr.com) and tech ecosystem (techcelerate.org) in the north of England

Archive for September 29th, 2006

Great Leaders 2 – Tom Bloxham of Urban Splash

This week, I also had the privilege to meet another leader, Tom Bloxham of Urban Splash. Tom has done more than anyone else to regenerate Manchester and Liverpool over the last 15 years. He has won over 120 awards for architecture, regeneration and business success. It is amazing to see some of the regenerative work [...]

29 September 2006 at 23:39 - Comments

Great Leaders 1 – Gary Turner of Pegasus

I finally had the pleasure to meet Gary Turner, MD of Pegasus this week. His business has changed hands twice over the last few months, first with Extensity and then with Infor. He has not only survived, but has positioned his company well within Infor creating further opportunities for growth. We spoke business for two [...]

29 September 2006 at 23:06 - Comments
Oh my, a blog about Gary Turner. He's really a good guy and is very open to opportunities. Likewise he ...
26 January 10 at 07:50

TechCrunch – Internet Peeps Dinner

According to Sam Sethi of TechCrunch UK, there are many opportunities for Internet start-ups and VCs to get together and share ideas in London. I would love to find out of any similar events taking place in the North West. We have a monthly breakfast event at Daresbury Innovation Centre, but it is not dedicated [...]

29 September 2006 at 22:38 - Comments
Manoj if you need help or support to get a meeting in the north of England going then please let ...
1 October 06 at 07:12
Sam and Ivan, Yes I am interested. I know few VCs and IT companies in the Manchester and Merseyside areas. My ...
1 October 06 at 11:04