April 21st, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Afua, Authors, Europe, Global Perpective, Scientists at Business School, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Google, Google Android, Oxford, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Oxford University
Memorable events over the past ten years continued – Inspired by past Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford events, two Oxford students founded Auctomatic, a company which sold for $5M in 2008. In 2010, we have another success…drum roll please… Plink art, a company founded by two Oxford University Engineering PhDs and based in the Oxford Entrepreneurs Incubation space [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Africa, Afua, Asia, Australia/NZ, Authors, Europe, Global Perpective, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apple, Books, business models, economic development, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Film, Google, India, Innovation, internet, iPAD, Music, Newspapers, Oxfordshire, Schumpeter's Creative Destruction, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Sony eBook, Technology, Television, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
www.siliconvalleyoxford.com
Key Theme: 10 Years
Reflecting on the last 10 years, and looking forwards to the next 10 years of innovations in technology, business models, investing and the business environment, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2010 shall explore the disruptive technologies and business innovations of the past 10 [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Barbara
Under: Barbara, Silicon Valley
Tags: Apple, Citizen Journalism, corporate blogs, Facebook, Google, Innovation, internet, journalism, New Media, Newspapers, PR, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
Blogs, Twitter feeds and even Facebook pages are increasingly featuring in the arsenal of PR strategies employed by large corporations and public institutions. This is not an idle choice: corporate blogs at both Google and Apple have at times, been the locus of intense media attention at times when new products have been announced or [...]
June 16th, 2009
Posted by Nancy Vega
Under: Authors, Nancy, North America, Oxford Comes to Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Buck's, California, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Google, Innovation, MBA, Silicon Valley, Technology, Tweetdeck, Twitter, Web 2.0
There’s no better way to kick off an entrepreneurship trek than by having breakfast with Joe DiNucci at Bucks of Woodside. I first met Joe when Silicon Valley Came to Oxford (SVCO) back in November ‘08. He’s the type of guy you wish you could have on speed-dial because his wisdom, experience and hilarious anecdotal [...]