Surviving Near-Death Experiences and Going Public in London: Michael Hughes, co-CEO of LoopUp (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: How much money did you raise from this round? It sounds like it was a friends and family angels round. Michael Hughes: It was about $400,000. Sramana Mitra: What did you tell these people who invested that first $400,000? Michael Hughes: We used to be called Ring2 Communications back then. The original idea

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Sramana Mitra: What year did you guys come together to start LoopUp? Michael Hughes: We first met each other from 1995 to 1997 at Stanford. I had this fellowship, which meant that I had to go back to the UK. I went back for about nine months and then moved back out to California. I then joined

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