Doug Richard
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Doug Richard is a United Kingdom-based Californian entrepreneur and specialist in technology transfer, commercialisation, and business incubation. He came to prominence as a result of the BBC programme Dragons' Den, where he appeared as a 'dragon', or investor in the first two series.
He founded and sold three companies: Visual Software, ITAL Computers and Micrografx which last he sold to Corel Corporation in 2000.[1] He is also non-executive director of Pearl Software and Vizwoz and the Non Executive Chairman of BeatsDigital.
In May 2006, he received an honorary Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion[2] for his work promoting, developing and helping entrepreneurs.[3]
Richard contributes to several publications, including the Daily Telegraph and Lusso Magazine.[4] In May 2008 Richard published his investigation into the British government's support of small businesses.[5] The Richard Report was written at the behest of the Conservative Party, though Richard emphasised the work was politically neutral.
He currently resides in Cambridge, England.
[edit] References
- ^ "Doug Richard Biography". Room54 Ltd. http://www.room54.co.uk/public_speakers.php?id=22. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ http://www.queensawards.org.uk/individual/2006_Recipients.html
- ^ http://www.queensawards.org.uk/individual/Case_Studies.html#DouglasRichard
- ^ Doug Richard profile
- ^ Doug Richard: Exit the dragon
[edit] External links
- Doug Richard Biography Room54 Ltd Doug Richard Corporate Speaking
- Doug Richard's School for Startups
- Doug Richard's School for Startups Interviews
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