I established Auspex Ventures to help company founders and leadership teams critically evaluate their organisation, agree purpose and direction, and then scale a business that their customers value.

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I have been involved in establishing a number of high growth enterprises, and their teams, from the ground up. I spend my time as an advisor, mentor, non-exec, and chairman for companies that I believe have something exciting and positive to offer the world. 

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I value simplicity - making common sense, common practise.

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Career Highlights So Far!

 

Chairman of Thyngs - revolutionising charitable giving.

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Established the first Tech Accelerator in the East of England.

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Shaped and delivered the government backed GrowthAccelerator initiative with Grant Thornton.

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Built The Business Leaders Network (The BLN) with events including:

 

The Business Of Software conference (US+Europe)

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The BLN Growth Forum

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The BLN Money in Mobile Forum

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Transitioned Library House from a high-net-worth members club into a leading data intelligence platform.

 

Tracked all venture-backed companies across Europe.

 

Launched the acclaimed Essential Cleantech and Mediatech events series and reports.

 

Provided governments, corporations, and funds with critical insights into trends in the European innovation and investment community.

 

Built Abcam's production division from scratch, establishing global supply chains, production systems and processes, and international manufacturing partnerships.

 

Abcam is now valued in the region of $2Bn.