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Jason Hesse
Jason Hesse is a former editor of The Kernel.
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The Scene Huddle raises another whopping round
British success story Huddle has joined the ranks of European countries looking to the US for follow-on venture funding. The company announces today a $24 million Series C round. More »
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Hesse What is happening to Facebook’s shares?
Facebook has lost a quarter of its value since going public last week. What is happening, asks Jason Hesse. More »
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Start-up Review The truth is in the wine
How is Naked Wines using technology to make good wine available to all? Jason Hesse reviews the business. More »
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Hesse Facebook’s big gamble
Jason Hesse dissects Facebook's IPO, analysing whether the company will be able to live up to the hype. More »
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Start-up Review I can feel your Hailo
Black cab app Hailo is making it easy to find and hail taxis virtually. Jason Hesse reviews the company. More »
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Report Credit card payments for carpenters
The mobile payments space is in desperate need of innovation. There are currently 20 million small businesses in Europe that only accept cash or invoices. Swedish start-up iZettle is trying to change this, discovers Jason Hesse. More »
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The Scene Can European VCs ever make money?
Exclusively for members of The Kernel, join us at a Digital Shoreditch roundtable on May 24 to discuss whether European VCs can ever make money. More »
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Hesse Game over or game on?
As the US video games industry suffers its worst month of sales in six years, Jason Hesse asks whether UK gaming companies are also in trouble. More »
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Start-up Review Signed, sealed… delivered?
What is the most important factor that stops people buying goods off the internet? Delivery. Jason Hesse discovers how Shutl is making online delivery more consumer-friendly. More »
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The Scene GroupSpaces CEO to pursue new venture
The chief executive of GroupSpaces is leaving the company to start a new venture, called Hasty, according to a post on his personal blog. More »
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Start-up Review Click, click, click, kerching!
Monetising online content is difficult. One company is helping publishers do this, one click at a time. Jason Hesse reviews Skimlinks. More »
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Hesse Telefónica is moving with the times
Mobile phone operator Telefónica is taking Skype and Viber head on, launching its own free unified messaging and calling application. We should applaud it for not burying its head in the sand, says Jason Hesse. More » -
Start-up Review Keeping you on the edge of your seat
How is Seatwave changing the way that music fans buy and sell tickets? More »
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Report Tech City, one year on
The Government's Tech City Investment Organisation has released a report on its first year of activity.
• Report: Read the full Impact Report
• Summary: What does the report say?
• Analysis: What the report tells us
• Analysis: How truthful is Tech City?
• Commentary: East London's verdict
• Q&A: Tech City answers your questions
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Report Tech City report: what does it say?
The Kernel has summarised the key points in Tech City's first annual Impact Report. More » -
Hesse The age of responsible borrowing
Wonga's new short-term lending service for businesses isn't just about responsible lending, it's also about responsible borrowing, writes Jason Hesse. More »
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Start-up Review Don’t stop the music
While record labels struggle with technological advances, one company is riding the wave. Jason Hesse reviews Omnifone. More »
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Hesse This vile abuse of Louise Mensch must stop
Brutish tweets to Louise Mensch are indicative of a wider social problem, writes Jason Hesse. Online abuse needs to be tackled. More »
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Start-up Review Vroom vroom
Car drivers' behaviours are changing, discovers Jason Hesse. Goodbye ownership, hello rental. More »
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Hesse Free iPads for MPs? Out of order
In an attempt to modernise the British Parliament, MPs are being offered taxpayer-funded iPads. What a waste of money, writes Jason Hesse. More »