tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45473656039235948942011-07-30T21:41:31.835-07:00peter readnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547365603923594894.post-79334564819980513322010-05-12T13:31:00.000-07:002010-06-14T01:31:25.129-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peter is an angel investor and advisor alongside top tier investors (</span></span><a href="http://www.accel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Accel</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.alleycorp.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">AlleyCorp</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.balderton.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Balderton</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.benchmark.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Benchmark</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.greylock.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Greylock</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.indexventures.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Index</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sv-angel"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">SV Angel</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.the-accelerator.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">TAG</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.unionsquareventures.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Union Square</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.venrock.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Venrock</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.waldenvc.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Walden</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, <a href="http://www.whitebearyard.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">White Bear Yard</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> etc) and their portfolio companies in the digital media and entertainment sectors (</span><a href="http://www.4info.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4Info</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.comedy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Comedy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, <a href="http://www.fizzback.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">F</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.fizzback.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">izzback</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, <a href="http://www.liveplanet.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">LivePlanet</span></a>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Metacafe</span></a>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.mippin.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Mippin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">, </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.moviepilot.de/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Moviepilot</span></a>, </span></span><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MyHeritage</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.rjdj.me/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.returnpath.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ReturnPath</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.rjdj.me/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">RjDj</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> <a href="http://www.saynow.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Saynow</span></a>, </span></span><a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shopwiki</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, <a href="http://www.slingshot-studios.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Slingshot</span></a>, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.songkick.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Songkick</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.techlightenment.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Techlightenment</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">,</span></span> etc). Peter was previously a director/advisor with Neven Vision (acquired by Google), Launch Music (acquired by Yahoo), Mobix Interactive (acquired by Seachange), HSX (acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald), Kindo (acquired by MyHeritage), InGrooves (acquired by Universal Music Group), Playahead (acquired by Modern Times Group), and Meevee (acquired by eUniverse).</span></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi- mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi- mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peter was President of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nielsen.com/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Nielsen Entertainment</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, the global leader in media information. He</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> has an MBA (Louis Franck Scholarship) from </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.insead.edu/home/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">INSEAD</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Institute of Bankers certification in Accountancy, Economics, Law, and Investment, and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi- mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi- mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peter is a Director of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bioss.com/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bioss</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a Governor of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Beaconsfield High School</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, an Advisor to </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sportengland.org/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sport England</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, and a voting member of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bafta.org/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BAFTA</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. He was an Associate Producer on the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429018/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rabbit Fever</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> movie and an (uncredited) actor in </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358480/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Flyin’ Ryan</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which both received some of the worst reviews in movie history.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547365603923594894-7933456481998051332?l=petermread.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>peter readnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547365603923594894.post-30752495528184776562008-10-25T12:00:00.000-07:002008-12-11T10:54:21.331-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TctXj7mac1o/R0az3kz16LI/AAAAAAAAAAU/3L6G01GAC44/s1600-h/Peter+Read+Headshot.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135990192417925298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TctXj7mac1o/R0az3kz16LI/AAAAAAAAAAU/3L6G01GAC44/s320/Peter+Read+Headshot.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4547365603923594894-3075249552818477656?l=petermread.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>peter readnoreply@blogger.com