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alistairmilne

  1. If the UK had the same rate of entrepreneurship as the US, we'd have 900,000 additional businesses #StartUpLoans startupbritain.org/loans/ 1:41 AM May 28th via web
  2. SpaceX mission makes history: docking successful slashgear.com/spacex-mission… <- space has been privatised! 2:42 PM May 25th via Tweet Button
  3. @MikeRDM Yeah, weather was crappy! Should make for a good race tho 2:07 PM May 25th via web in reply to MikeRDM
  4. A lap of the Monaco F1 circuit = supercar carpark tonight. Some very glum faces as they sit in gridlock! #montecarlo #veyron #lambo #ferrari 1:25 PM May 25th via web
  5. Facebook has lost all the value it gained in the past year. In april 2011, it traded on Secondmarket at $31.40 #fb $fb 12:39 PM May 22nd via web
  6. At what point does the Facebook underwriters' propping up of the share price become price manipulation? #fb $fb 6:41 AM May 21st via web
  7. @LDrogen Absolutely, these businesses can all crash as quick if not quicker than they rose ... 6:40 AM May 21st via web in reply to LDrogen
  8. @LDrogen I think people are shorting Zynga as a proxy for Fb ... you can't short Facebook yet! 6:37 AM May 21st via web in reply to LDrogen
  9. @zerohedge Looks like they're now defending $35 6:34 AM May 21st via web in reply to zerohedge
  10. @_SteveBartlett Enjoy the sunshine and the knowledge that it is currently raining in Monaco! 3:06 AM May 21st via web in reply to _SteveBartlett
  11. @EdConwaySky Misleading tag line. Taxes are low, but far higher turnover & value of property vs places like France (7-8% transaction tax!) 2:46 AM May 21st via web in reply to EdConwaySky
  12. @TheLordYoung Very excited by your Startup Loans initiative - anything I can do to help? This is me: startupexpert.com 12:13 PM May 20th via web in reply to TheLordYoung
  13. Playing around with Microsoft's new So.cl website.. a hybrid of G+/Facebook & Search. Follow me here: is.gd/tAw8oF #socl #microsoft 10:47 AM May 20th via web
  14. More than half of the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list were launched during a recession or bear market <- good time to startup! 4:10 PM May 18th via web
  15. Facebook $fb now crashing down to $39 ... could not hold $40 8:46 AM May 18th via web
  16. Someone desperately trying to stop Facebook stock from falling below $40 ... will they succeed? #fb $fb <- meanwhile Zynga crashes 8:45 AM May 18th via web
  17. @zerohedge Someone is spending a lot of money at $40 to prop Facebook up! #ipo #fb 8:41 AM May 18th via web in reply to zerohedge
  18. $FB opens +10%, $LNKD opened +84%, $GRPN 40%, $RENN 39%, $P 25%, $ZNGA +10%. 6 mnths later all were <open (avg -44%) Implies FB $28 in Nov 8:39 AM May 18th via web