E-business leaders say 'watch your customers'
News Speaking at the ZDNet UK IT Priorities conference on Tuesday, Brent Hoberman, chief executive of Lastminute.com, revealed the extent to which his company looks for customer feedback. Last year our homepage was much slower, so we had a much high...
[September 28, 2004, 12:50]
Investors may exit Lastminute.com early
News Concern centres around the 17 percent stake that founders Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman hold. Hoberman and Fox have announced that they have no plans to sell any of their combined stake in the company.
[December 11, 2000, 12:13]
Startup Spotlight: lastminute.com
News The idea came from Brent Hoberman who is now managing director of the company. Brent and I put together a detailed cash flow plan, and presented this to about eight venture capital investors. For example, an index of high-tech movers compiled by...
[November 10, 1999, 11:40]
Lastminute co-founders cash-out day arrives
News Lastminute.com's management, including co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane-Fox, could turn their virtual millions into cold, hard cash for the first time starting Monday. Don't expect Hoberman and Lane-Fox to take the money and run anytime...
[September 11, 2000, 11:19]
Lastminute voted 'worst' UK travel site
News Lastminute became a darling of the UK startup scene last year, largely because of the high profile of its cofounders, Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman. Lastminute.com has received the dubious honour of being voted "worst" UK travel site, in a...
[October 17, 2000, 16:07]
News Burst: Lastminute.com shares drop
News Gross profit for the quarter was up 34 percent to £950,000, according to lastminute cofounder Brent Hoberman. Travel site lastminute.com saw its shares fall on the London market after announcing a loss of £9.3m for the second quarter, ending 30 June.
[August 3, 2000, 10:27]
lastminute.com off to flying start
News Co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox stand to make £68m and £45m, respectively. One of Britain's largest Internet flotations got under way Tuesday as lastminute.com shares began unofficial trading.
[March 14, 2000, 9:05]
lastminute.com flotation wows market
News Co-founders Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox stand to make £68m and £45m, respectively. The second-best-known Internet brand in the UK got off to a fast start in London Tuesday morning as lastminute.com launched its long-awaited flotation.
[March 14, 2000, 16:53]
Takeover boosts Lastminute's capacity
News In a statement, Brent Hoberman, chief executive of Lastminute.com, claimed that the two companies were complementary, and that the takeover would help his firm to offer new services to customers. Travelselect.com adds substantially to the range and...
[April 8, 2002, 17:22]
Europe Internet not consumer ready
News Brent Hoberman, managing director of lastminute.com agrees unmetered access will be the most important factor in driving consumers online in Europe. While many experts predict access will become irrelevant as interactive TV takes over as the medium...
[October 18, 1999, 15:50]
There's a new set of IT priorities on the block
Leader Brent Hoberman, founder and chief executive of lastminute.com, could not over emphasise the importance of gathering and acting on this kind of priceless information. In the wake of the recent tech downturn, we hear a familiar refrain echoed...
[September 29, 2004, 13:40]
