Doug Richard
Encyclopedia
Doug Richard is a United Kingdom
based California
n 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. Although he made 2 investments during the first series, he did not make any investments in the 2nd series, and thereafter stepped down to advise the investment of funds on behalf of Tudor Investments, a US based hedge fund that began investing in early stage high technology startups. He remains the only Dragon not to invest throughout a series.
He founded and sold two companies: Visual Software and ITAL Computers. He is also non executive director of Brightpearl and the Non Executive Chairman of BeatsDigital. Between 1996 and 2000 Doug was President and CEO of Micrografx
, a US publicly quoted software company.
In May 2006, he received an honorary Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion - the only honorary awardee that year - for his work promoting, developing and helping entrepreneurs. as director and co-founder, Library House
in Cambridge.
In 2008 he founded the School for Startups, an enterprise focussed on teaching entrepreneurship across the UK in partnership with leading UK Universities, the Royal Institution
and the British Library
.
In May 2008 Richard published his investigation into the British government's support of small businesses. The Richard Report was written at the behest of the Conservative Party, though Richard emphasised the work was politically neutral.
In 2010 Richard received the Enterprise Educator of the year award from the National Council on Graduate Employment for his work through School for Startups with UK Universities.
In January 2010 Richard authored the Entrepreneurs' Manifesto an independent work focusing on the continuing need for entreprenurialism to form the heart of the government's plans for economic recovery.
He currently resides in Cambridge, England.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and specialist in technology transfer
Technology transfer
Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that...
, commercialisation, and business incubation
Business incubator
Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts...
. He came to prominence as a result of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
programme Dragons' Den
Dragons' Den (UK)
Dragons' Den is a British television series, hosted by Evan Davis. The format of the show is owned by Sony Pictures and is based on the original Japanese series, which has been sold around the world...
, where he appeared as a 'dragon', or investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
in the first two series. Although he made 2 investments during the first series, he did not make any investments in the 2nd series, and thereafter stepped down to advise the investment of funds on behalf of Tudor Investments, a US based hedge fund that began investing in early stage high technology startups. He remains the only Dragon not to invest throughout a series.
He founded and sold two companies: Visual Software and ITAL Computers. He is also non executive director of Brightpearl and the Non Executive Chairman of BeatsDigital. Between 1996 and 2000 Doug was President and CEO of Micrografx
Micrografx
Micrografx was a US-based software-house most notable for its graphics products. It was founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson and was the first company to release sophisticated graphics product for the Windows platform....
, a US publicly quoted software company.
In May 2006, he received an honorary Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion - the only honorary awardee that year - for his work promoting, developing and helping entrepreneurs. as director and co-founder, Library House
Library House
The Library House Ltd was a business information and consulting company based in Cambridge, England, founded in 2002 by Doug Richard and John Snyder....
in Cambridge.
In 2008 he founded the School for Startups, an enterprise focussed on teaching entrepreneurship across the UK in partnership with leading UK Universities, the Royal Institution
Royal Institution
The Royal Institution of Great Britain is an organization devoted to scientific education and research, based in London.-Overview:...
and the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
.
In May 2008 Richard published his investigation into the British government's support of small businesses. The Richard Report was written at the behest of the Conservative Party, though Richard emphasised the work was politically neutral.
In 2010 Richard received the Enterprise Educator of the year award from the National Council on Graduate Employment for his work through School for Startups with UK Universities.
In January 2010 Richard authored the Entrepreneurs' Manifesto an independent work focusing on the continuing need for entreprenurialism to form the heart of the government's plans for economic recovery.
He currently resides in Cambridge, England.
External links
- Dragon's Den
- Doug Richard Biography Room54 Ltd Doug Richard Corporate Speaking
- Doug Richard's School for Startups
- Doug Richard's School for Startups Interviews
- Doug Richard's Contact page on oneleap