Today, on our way to the AFF show we strolled around Hampstead Heath, one of the many lovely areas with a park, pond (with baby swans!), and flowers around London. It was truly beautiful.
On Thursday, June 11 I attended the London New Tech Meeting at Google Campus.
It was a typical presentation format (5 companies, 5 minutes). I enjoyed some of the presentations, specially since two of the projects sounded very very promising. Unfortunately they were not even MVP with a landing page. I hope they make it so we can all benefit from their cool ideas.
Since it was a nice day, on my way back home I noticed how the typical beer-drinking crowd had multiplied by hundreds, and they were all drinking and being cheerly loud out on the streets.
My parents came to visit from Paris, so we spent a week as “tourist guides”, which is very nice because you discover or re-discover parts of the city that you do not normally go to.
With them we went to
Old Spitafields Market (lovely London Tea Exchange) Brick Lane Guildhall Covent Garden Market Museum of the Docklands Southwark Cathedral St. Paul`s Cathedral Royal Courts of Justice Tate Modern Parliament Buckingham Palace Walk along the Thames South Bank And ate at:
Today I went on an “art walk”. Since the first Thursday of each month many art galleries in London remain open until late and host special events (an awesome initiative). Unfortunately I left quite late from the office, but I was working on a very special deal, so I could not leave earlier.
First I visited Boxpark Shoreditch.
“Situated in the heart of east London’s fashion and art district, two floors of sixty shipping containers began as the world’s first pop up mall.
Yesterday Mykal invited me to the University College London’s Mechanical Engineering Summer Session at Student Central.
It was a blast. A geek blast. Many featured projects, such as giant drone, hydrogen racing car prototype, alternative transportation infrastructure, robotic fish, or improved artificial heart valve design, along with entertainment: giant Scalextric racing, giant jinga, FIFA 15 tournament, impact simulators, pool, and a live concert by Cable Street Collective.
[Note: Congratulations on launching the UK’s first fully Open Access university press!
On Monday I attended the presentation of Project M, a new video-game as investment opportunity, in Google Campus, London.
First of all, let me congratulate the savvy business and marketing team behind it. They put together a well though-out package, their idea is unique and very interesting: a videogame that will reward players by sending them real gold + investors buying “mines” in the game and participating in the profits.
I have been invited to participate in a round table about Healthcare Technology Integration at King`s College (London), July 7 at 2:00pm, Great Hall, Strand Campus.
Mark your calendars, and see you there!
