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We Like
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We don't like
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Startups
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Where the founder has track record in a similar business, or the costs to test the concept are low.
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Where the founder had a dream one night, decided to start a business but has only ever worked in the postroom
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Hi Tech
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Something we can understand in less than a minute and is relevant today.
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Anything that requires a degree in nuclear physics to understand, or solves a problem that might occur in the next millennium
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Internet
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Most things niche |
Anything that purports to be the next ebay, Amazon, Facebook etc. Oh and no more social networking ideas for cats, cell-mates or under-5's
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Retail
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Internet retail
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High Street, Back Street or any other kind of street.
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Professionals
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None of Them
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All of Them
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Service Industry
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Some of them
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The others
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Engineering
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Metal bashing with a purpose, profit and strong customer base.
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Metal bashing for no reason except the hope that a big order may eventually come
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Distribution
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Distribution businesses with a realistic opportunity of being profitable
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Funding a van for Big John
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Licensing
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Something established
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Something rather more hopeful
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Gambling/Tobacco
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None of it
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All of it
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Pharmaceuticals |
Something that works, is proven so – and people want. |
Something that might work when it's finished trials in 2023 |
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Restaurants & Catering |
We enjoy visiting and eating in them – but that's about it. |
Restaurants & Catering |
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Mining |
In the UK |
Anything outside the UK that might one day yield a piece of gold, diamond or dinosaur bones. |