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Building a successful green business: greentomatocars story with Jonny Goldstone

Sep 2008 4
Thu 7:00 PM
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 27  people attended.
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Fergal

Jonny Goldstone founder of greentomatocars, London's environmentally friendly private hire service, will share his experience building the business --how they set up and built up the business-the importance of values, challenges, highs and lows...and lessons for others who want to build up a successful green business. Full of valuable insights. Not to be missed!

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  • Florian
    Posted Sep 7, 2008 1:14 PM
    Dear All: As I missed the meeting I would like to know if Jonny explained how he financed the company etc. Thanks. Cheers, Florian

Who attended?

  • 27 attendees
    •  Very inspiring, Jonny told his story in a captivating way and the following Q&A session was interesting and helpful. Thanks everyone! 
    •  Jonny was a great speaker.. really enjoyed it.. met some really nice people.. Great green networking all round. 
    •  Great to be able to hear Jonny's story in a relaxed and friendly environment - sounds like he and his business partners stayed focused and remained dedicated to their vision despite initial setbacks with staff and planning. As J admitted, he also got incredibly lucky with some networking breaks and free publicity - if only it were always so easy! It was also great to hear what other people are involved with as we did a quick 'meet & greet' before Jonny's talk began. Really inspiring stuff, both from the speaker and from the others in the room. Sadly we had to rush away after the talk was over, but next time I'll be sure to build in some time afterwards to chat and share ideas. I'm sure that this is what makes these meetups so valuable (and fun!). 
    • Luke (+1 guest)
       What worked: A very good crowd of people that I would love to get to know better Good presentation, intimate venue and easy to chat to Jonny after the talk. No panic about contact details because there is an online network to back up the meeting. What didn't: I missed the earlier meetings! 
    •  Very intriguing story, well done! 
    •  Great speaker, great people 
    • Sumathi (+1 guest)
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    • Dominique Tappy (+1 guest)