Colin Gilchrist

I've been asked to blog for The Drum magazine... not sure if that's a good or bad thing, let the battle commence:

My first post: Social media is the answer to life, the universe and everything

Live now at www.19RM.tv QMorphic and Roland Mouret join forces to present the RM Spring Summer 2010 show in a groundbreaking and unique way. QMorphic f… Continue

There are still reasons why businesses are reticent to get involved in using social media, it was written in Social Media Today but essentially they are:
1. Employees will waste time with it - some companies have banned access, e… Continue

I read this morning about a company called Journalism Online who launched in April this year - it's been set up by Steven Brill the Yale Lecturer and journalist; they are effectively asking for multiple w… Continue

I meant to post this a while back - the following video is an indication of the Scottish appetite for start ups and the investors circling.

I had an interesting conversation with an investor recently who was very very keen to invest in excess of £4m but was struggling to find a business in his area of expertise with a proven business model that would give him a better return in 3 years than if the money sat in a high interest account - an interesting paradox where there are people desperately l… Continue