Investment & Consulting
Hi, I’m Andrew Lockley. I’m looking for ‘boring businesses‘ to help develop
Sector preference : SaaS, eCommerce, marketplaces
Exits : 5, typically MBO, average current valuation >£5M
Current holdings : 10+ active projects
Stage preference : personal investment – first in; fundraising <£2M rounds
Investment type : sweat, initial cash, investment in fundraising process
Skillset: strategy, finance, sales/marketing, UX, CRO
Investment Portfolio and Exits
Facilities management
Partner*
Trade sale; N/APayments processing
Ordinary shares
MBO; trading/expandingVirtual tour
Ordinary shares
MBO; tradingVirtual estate agency
Share option
Option buyback; trading/expandingThe information given is: sector; instrument type, exit type; last known status. Founder shares are marked*
Recent Posts
Sweat equity example
Often, a growing business needs expertise much more than money. Below, Andy Harper of WhoArtNow.co.uk explains how sweat equity investment worked in his particular case. The relationship started off as consultancy, and then developed to […]
An actual proper reference
I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. But here’s a reference from someone who seems to quite like me.
I’m the CEO and Co-Founder of Pickevent, a community platform to connect event organisers, speakers and attendees. We […]
A video speaks 10,000 words
Here’s a client video I scripted. Whilst the product concept wasn’t my idea, I developed other products for the same client (London Brand Management). I’ll let the video do the talking.
Room Comment – Feedback Management […]
What have Digital Marketing Consultants ever done for us?
Here’s a few brief bullet points about why you need a long term relationship with someone with digital expertise :
Constant Connections
Only someone embedded in the digital scene will have the latest info on partnerships for […]
Top 10 reasons why your business plan is pants
Edited from an email exchange on the ‘London Open Coffee’ Meetup.com group:
1. It’s too long and boring. Nobody will read it.
2. Your business only works at scale, and you’ve no idea how to get there.
3. […]
Fail fast, fail hard…
A decent marketing programme is just as much about finding what doesn’t work, as what does. You also need to be able to dissect these failures in order to learn.
Much of marketing is about taking […]
