6 posts and columns on Cambridge University

Viral Video: Silicon Valley Comes to Cambridge

in News on December 10, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

Here’s a video of one of tech’s best-known entrepreneurs, Reid Hoffman, speaking at the U.K.’s Cambridge University during an annual pilgrimage made by a group of Silicon Valley players. I wonder if they ran into Harry Potter.

Europe Redux

in News on November 21, 2007 at 6:03 pm PT

For your Thanksgiving entertainment, don’t be so American! Go abroad! See the world! BoomTown did! Here are links to the posts I have done from BoomTown’s trip to Europe–with glamorous stops in England, France and Monaco (and all the videos are below too!)–in chronological order going backward: Kara Visits the Royal Society in London Kara [...]

Kara Visits Cambridge University

in News on November 19, 2007 at 12:02 am PT

It’s been a successful and very interesting few days at Cambridge University, where a group of entrepreneurs, academics, execs and venture capitalists from Silicon Valley have been mingling with Cambridge students, academics and entrepreneurs. Here’s a video about the visit to Cambridge, including interviews with three cool locally based start-ups–one mobile content play called Bango; [...]

Kara Visits a Feast!

in News on November 19, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

At the end of the visit to Cambridge University to meet with local tech entrepreneurs and students, we attended a “feast” for the 1596 (as in the year 1596) Foundation at Sidney Sussex College here. Indeed, the college was founded in 1596 by the Countess of Sussex, Lady Frances Sidney, who was close to Elizabeth [...]

Silicon Valley Loses to the Brits!

in News on November 17, 2007 at 5:42 am PT

So the hapless team from Silicon Valley got smoked last night, losing the debate at Cambridge University over where the most billion-dollar companies of the future would be created. Europe or Silicon Valley? Even loudly declaring “Facebook, $15 billion valuation!!!” with a stiff upper lip didn’t work one bit. Neither did: “Steve Jobs lives in [...]