Nick Babayan
Director, Devonly Ltd. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Nicholas Babaian is a technology entrepreneur and product leader best known as the co-founder and CEO of Lifecake, which was acquired by Canon Europe in 2015. Prior to founding Lifecake, he served as head of mobile product at Skype and held product roles at Microsoft and Yahoo.
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Everything Nick Babayan said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Babayan: Europe has major tech successes, but post-exit mafias remain underdeveloped
“Well, I mean, I think the list is pretty long of, you know, Spotify and Skype, and I mean, there's, yeah, there's a whole bunch of success stories. I think what probably hasn't happened yet is you don't have the mafias that have followed those yet necessarily.”
Babayan: Multi-industry focus creates a healthier tech ecosystem in London
“Technology is, it's probably the technology hub for Europe and for the startup scene, but it's the regional hub for a bunch of other industries, especially industries that are being changed by technology, advertising, finance, the list is long, and I actually …”
Babayan: UK government tax agencies directly answer startup inquiries by phone
“When you're a very small startup, and you have questions about things like tax, you actually can pick up the phone and talk to somebody and get a real answer.”
Babayan: London ad agencies buck trend of poor corporate-startup partnerships
“You know, in general, large companies do not partner well, especially with small companies, but I think big advertising agencies in London have proven that wrong.”
Babayan: London media companies exchange ad reach for startup equity
“I think there's also an emerging trend in, in media for equity deals. Big media companies based here that have huge reach but feel maybe they're not playing a part in innovation and in some of the new ways that information is being spread and using some of the…”
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