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Top UK tech twitterers: CIOs, academics, analysts, politicos, bloggers

...and writer Iain Gray @iain_gray, CEO of the Technology Strategy Board Brent Hoberman @brenthoberman, co-founder Lastminute.com Richard Leyland @leylandrichard, futurist and writer... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

The Top 20 'Technology Elite' on Twitter

...UK techies will also recognise Lastminute.com's Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman. But I expect fewer people will know the founders of Digg... Read more

11 March, 2011

Who do we invite to the UK's tech dinner with Obama?

...Clive Sinclair, plus venture capitalist Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Acorn. Perhaps Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox, famous for founding Lastminute.com. Andrew @brookhouse... Read more

18 February, 2011

E-business leaders say 'watch your customers'

...online brands. Speaking at the ZDNet UK IT Priorities conference on Tuesday, Brent Hoberman, chief executive of Lastminute.com, revealed the extent to which his... Read more

28 September, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Takeover boosts Lastminute's capacity

...online travel industry is set for a buoyant future. In a statement, Brent Hoberman, chief executive of Lastminute.com, claimed that the two companies were... Read more

8 April, 2002 by Graeme Wearden
A dozen big names: But where were they in 1999?

A dozen big names: But where were they in 1999?

...travel company Lastminute.com, founded in 1998 by Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman — though it has not survived as an independent company. Despite a... Read more

23 December, 2009 by Wendy M Grossman

There's a new set of IT priorities on the block

...on the page and feeding that information back to the design process. Brent Hoberman, founder and chief executive of lastminute.com, could not over emphasise... Read more

29 September, 2004 by Leader

Investors may exit Lastminute.com early

...centres around the 17 percent stake that founders Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman hold. It has been locked-up for 180 days since the... Read more

11 December, 2000 by Wendy McAuliffe

Lastminute voted 'worst' UK travel site

...because of the high profile of its cofounders, Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman. But its visibility has also singled it out for criticism, for... Read more

17 October, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Lastminute co-founders cash-out day arrives

Lastminute.com's management, including co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane-Fox, could turn their virtual millions into cold... Read more

11 September, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

News Burst: Lastminute.com shares drop

...quarter was up 34 percent to £950,000, according to lastminute cofounder Brent Hoberman. Registered user numbers Europe-wide have risen 50 percent to 2... Read more

3 August, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

lastminute.com flotation wows market

...a share. It put a £316m price tag on itself. Co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox stand to make £68m and £45m, respectively... Read more

14 March, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

lastminute.com off to flying start

...a share. It put a £316m price tag on itself. Co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox stand to make £68m and £45m, respectively... Read more

14 March, 2000 by ZDNet UK

Startup Spotlight: lastminute.com

...short notice. Who came up with the idea? The idea came from Brent Hoberman who is now managing director of the company. He was an... Read more

10 November, 1999 by Wendy McAuliffe

Europe Internet not consumer ready

...AOL will offer completely free access in the UK within two years. Brent Hoberman, managing director of lastminute.com agrees unmetered access will be the... Read more

18 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

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