Steve Procter's Linkedin Analytics

With 25+ years of startup experience, I run l2o Ventures, supporting investors and founders with hand-picked, warm intros. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://www.l2o.co/?utm_source=scplnabout • 𝐌𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 👇 MY HISTORY • 1982-1986: Discovered computers! Everything from a Vic 20 and BBC micro to an ICL 2900 mainframe • 1986-1989: degree in Computation from UMIST (University of Manchester, Institute of Science & Technology) • 1989-1999: IT consultant and project manager at Logica, IBM, Reuters, Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank • 1994-1997: started first side hustle as a scuba diving instructor with own dive school in London • 1996: published my first website and the first ever disk-mounted website on the cover of a national UK magazine • 1999: developer and project manager at two very early digital agencies in London • 1999: envisioned, built, launched and bootstrapped first UK under-a-tenner domain name business at Easily.uk • 1999: envisioned, built and launched early and successful dot-com, a domain, email and web hosting ISP • 1999-2001: as ceo, managed growth from zero to 100,000 business clients and 30+ staff • 2000: invented the web-based DNS dashboard for domains • 2000: devised an early no-code solution for simple one-page websites, £100k ARR from a single £300 server • 2001: ran one of the first successful web affiliate schemes, generating 40% of our revenue • 2004: negotiated a successful multi-million pound dot-com exit and sale of Easily.uk • 2002: launched one of the first-ever B2B mobile text marketing services at SMS.Expert • 2007: an early digital nomad, running a B2B Saas startup from a beach and the desert • 2007-2019: as ceo, successfully ran a leading text marketing B2B Saas from zero to multi-million turnover • 2007-2019: as cto & architect, developed 850k lines of code and supported 1mil daily transactions & API calls • 2018-: vision, architect, advisor, investor and cto for... - Nearevo, "proximity discovery for the internet of things" - Scan + Click, "contactless business cards" - Clickacall.live, "instant video calls from anywhere with a single click" • 2020-: startup advisor & mentor to early-stage tech founders, giving back 25 years of startup experience • 2021-: sole founder, cto, ceo, vision, investor & architect for Venture Cards • 2021-: helping hand-picked founders get investment-ready and get investment, at www.l2o.co