A PERFECT STORM

February 2009

Micro Investment in a Digital Age

As emerging technologies allow developers to do more, faster andwith less resources; our approach to investing should embrace thesechanges and evolve to meet their needs.

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Disruptive

DRAFT

A Perfect Storm

“The simultaneous occurrence of weather events which, taken individually, would be far less powerfulthan the storm resulting of their chance combination. Such occurrences are rare by their very nature,so that even a slight change in any one event contributing to the perfect storm would lessen itsoverall impact.”The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger, 1997Front page photo: Storm Clouds Threaten! Phil Thirkell (2007)

DRAFT

A Perfect Storm

THE AUTHOR

Jonathan Bradford trained as an accountant with Arthur Andersen, and subsequently has worked as invarious start-ups and turnarounds. He has worked in London, throughout Europe, Australia and also theUnited States. Jonathan has recently joined North East Finance as the Fund Manager for the Design andCreative Fund.

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DISCLAIMER

The views expressed in this white paper are those of the author and are not those of his employers orassociated companies unless otherwise stated.All text and images is © Copyright 2009 the author unless otherwise stated.