David BarrieCommunity Ventures and Investing in ImpactFrom a talk I gave in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 2017, for ‘Hive for Better Investments’, a programme led by Zavod Viva to address the lack…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
David BarrieReal estate, community and making places for the presentIn a recent interview, the real estate developer Harry Handelsman said that “the purpose of development is to make community.”Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
David BarrieNorthern AttractionsPublished in Matter, Issue — 2, January 2017, u+i plc — David Barrie on what the South of England can learn from the North.Jan 31, 20171Jan 31, 20171
David BarrieAngel investors bring blessingsThe London investment market is buoyant just now. Accelerators, incubators, tax incentives and crowdfunding are pulling focus on early…Oct 5, 2016Oct 5, 2016
David BarrieBrexit, Elitism and our Urban CommunitiesAt a real estate event that I attended last week, property developers focused upon ‘the creative classes’, ‘millennials’, the value of…Jul 3, 20161Jul 3, 20161
David BarrieReal estate and the rise of new entrepreneurial communities in our citiesAs ‘super gentrification’ advances in London, people worry increasingly about the loss of neighbourhood and vitality of community.May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
David BarrieDriving innovation: Londoners who want to be ‘somewhere’, not just ‘everywhere’The American engineer, industrialist and pioneer of venture capital Ralph Flanders once said,Jan 14, 2016Jan 14, 2016
David BarrieLondon’s global residents: smart, committed and investing in the future of the cityPrivate investment in entrepreneurship in London is growing new, engaged citizens.Sep 2, 2015Sep 2, 2015
David BarrieLocal gossip, not national planningBrain science, private risk capital and local lifeMay 6, 2015May 6, 2015
David BarrieLondon: the No 1 Departure LoungeLocal commerce and the future of super prime, super bland cities.Jan 16, 2015Jan 16, 2015