Comments on: Hipster Ventures? A lame name for a good idea to launch Euro startups in the Valley http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:07:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: William Mahmood http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411519 Sun, 22 May 2011 19:26:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411519  Milo is completely owned in all comments, the consensus was always there about him. Even if all the comments are quasi anonymous. This unwarranted big up to a former employee is a bit s***. I think Silicon Valley bank have a London office specifically for this. Even though the big deals seem to be going to bulge bracket banks. Other big names in Valley VC like Accel and Sequoia all have London bases. Not sure if these offices are focused on the internationalisation strategy of their portfolio companies but the staff all seem to be investment principles looking for opportunities. 

]]> By: William Mahmood http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411518 Sun, 22 May 2011 19:03:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411518 At last someone with a name and a face.  

]]> By: Jay Taylor http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411517 Fri, 20 May 2011 18:19:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411517 Jim, would you be able to contact us? Anonymous contact form at http://postdesk.com/ – We’re currently investigating this.

]]> By: Jim F http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411516 Fri, 20 May 2011 11:53:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411516 Michael Acton Smith, Sherry Coutu, care to comment on this, since Mike’s dragged you in? Milo’s not saying anything to defend himself.

]]> By: Bob http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411515 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:21:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411515 I guess Fuckwit Ventures was already taken then?

]]> By: Tom http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411514 Wed, 18 May 2011 23:04:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411514 According to Companies House the other director is 22 year old student David Rosenberg, who according to his twitter profile helped organise the now discredited Startup100.

]]> By: Andy B http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411513 Wed, 18 May 2011 13:04:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411513 I’ve heard the real word on the London Streets about this man. It’s that you should run a mile from him, especially if he asks for your money. 

]]> By: Adrian JM http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411512 Wed, 18 May 2011 07:54:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411512  Mike –  this is a very poorly researched piece. The reason this “cyber – fakir” is staying tight lipped about the project is because he has absolutely no idea how to run this operation. 
Did it not occur to you at any stage whilst you were writing this piece that it was strange that a person with no record to speak of in the world of business & finance could somehow claim to be some kind of guru on the subject? 

If you’d heard the real word on the “London Streets” about Milo Wagner-Yiannopolos/Yiannopoulos and his previous so-called ventures, perhaps you would not have been so keen to plug this Hipster project. 

]]> By: Boo http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411511 Wed, 18 May 2011 05:57:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411511 Indeed it’s all a front. Ask any credible journalist and you’ll here how’s he’s been sacked from every paper he’s ever worked for… Any company entrusting their livelihood to him can kiss it goodbye. He can’t even afford his own rent…

]]> By: Disgusted http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411510 Wed, 18 May 2011 05:54:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411510 I could be wrong here, but I’m pretty sure I’m not. Yiannopoulos has never actually had a start-up or worked for a start-up. He’s been to the US a couple of time on holiday. He’s never lived there. So what exactly is this “controversial” journalist actually bringing to the table?

He has no university degree and his claim to fame as far as anyone can tell amounts to his salacious twitter comments and ability to randomly pick virtual fights via twitter.

Last I checked getting drunk and doing drugs with entrepreneurs did not make you an expert on success anywhere…and most cdrtianly not in the dragon’s den. What qualifications exactly does he have to shepherd anyone through the silicon valley experience when he’s never lived here and never actually had a company? I expect better journalism from Tech Crunch, this is a clear case giving a former employee an ego boost which is entirely undeserved. Mike you should be ashamed.

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]]> By: Jim F http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411508 Tue, 17 May 2011 17:28:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411508 Now Milo Y is claiming on twitter that one anonymous determined person is creating a concensus…dude has it occurred to you that there IS a concensus about you? I’m commenting here bcause you’ve trashed the reputations of good people in the industry and not telling the truth, either. I don’t suppose you’l tell us what the deal with Wonga was… but see the thread about it.  

]]> By: Jim F http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411507 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:48:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411507 Seems odd that Mike should be giving this person favourable publicity at all. Chequered history at TC? Tip. Of. The. Iceberg.

]]> By: Ian Betteridge http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411506 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:29:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411506  Seems odd that you don’t mention Milo’s chequered history writing for TechCrunch, Mike :)

http://eu.techcrunch.com/author/milo-yiannopoulos/

]]> By: Michael Smith http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411505 Tue, 17 May 2011 10:03:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411505 The poetry is hilariously dreadful. 

]]> By: Voss http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411504 Tue, 17 May 2011 07:40:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411504 This reminds me of the dotcom bubble of ten years ago. I remember only too well how self-publicists would try to turn their contacts book into quick money. I’m not saying that is what this guy Yiannopoulos is doing, but I would have thought any experienced angel investor would be wary. He reminds me of one or two characters from back then, none of whom survived the crash. Less experienced people are vulnerable, but that’s where the internet and threads like this one are so handy. Due diligence is no longer a major piece of detective work. 

]]> By: Jim F http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411503 Mon, 16 May 2011 23:19:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411503  More money to go around startups…dude, read some of the comments underneath. Like I said, people have had their fingers burned. Badly. 

]]> By: Iqbal http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/13/hipster-ventures-a-lame-name-for-a-good-idea-to-launch-euro-startups-in-the-valley/#comment-411502 Mon, 16 May 2011 23:05:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=34096#comment-411502 Never met Milo,  but am certain I have commented on a couple of his posts. Not really sure if him being a VC is good bad or ugly, but hey what do we care, more money to go around startups :-) ….

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