David Langer
Encyclopedia
David Langer is an Internet entrepreneur
, blog
ger and a former national table tennis
champion for England, as well as having featured on UK TV game shows including ITV1's The Krypton Factor
, Channel 4's Countdown (game show)
and Channel 5's BrainTeaser
.
awards in 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reH7mrIG20I. Whilst at Oxford he attended McKinsey's Discover Programme and interned at JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers
.
He then went on to become Co-Founder & CEO of GroupSpaces
http://www.groupspaces.com, a website that claims to help in the management of groups and clubs, targeted towards university societies and charities . In January 2008, the company raised six figures of investment from a consortium of Angel Investors, and saw David and his business partner, Andy Young http://insomanic.me.uk, feature in The Spectator
as rising stars in the business world.
Elsewhere David's blog 'Freed from The Matrix' http://davidlanger.co.uk/ explores the lives of young entrepreneurs and he is a columnist for national newspaper The Gateway (student newspaper)
where he has interviewed the likes of James Murray Wells
, Michael Smith (Founder & CEO, Mind Candy
& Firebox.com
) and Jan Sramek (banker).
Internet entrepreneur
An Internet entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that applies innovation to create new businesses on the Internet.Internet entrepreneurs are part of the more general category of digital entrepreneurs...
, blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger and a former national table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
champion for England, as well as having featured on UK TV game shows including ITV1's The Krypton Factor
The Krypton Factor
The Krypton Factor was a British game show produced by Granada Television for broadcast on ITV. The show originally ran from 7 September 1977 to 20 November 1995, and was hosted by Gordon Burns and usually broadcast on the ITV network on Mondays at 19:00....
, Channel 4's Countdown (game show)
Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
and Channel 5's BrainTeaser
BrainTeaser
BrainTeaser was a British game show, first broadcast in 2002, produced by Endemol UK subsidiary Cheetah Productions.BrainTeaser was live, with phone-in viewer puzzles being announced and played during the show in addition to the studio game...
.
Career
David read Mathematics at St Anne's College, Oxford, and came 22nd in the Graduate of the Year (UK)Graduate of the Year (UK)
Graduate of the Year is a national competition in the United Kingdom. It is held annually and recognises students who have made the most of university life, whether in an academic or extracurricular context, such as showing exceptional teamwork, charity or volunteering work, taking part in...
awards in 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reH7mrIG20I. Whilst at Oxford he attended McKinsey's Discover Programme and interned at JPMorgan and Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
.
He then went on to become Co-Founder & CEO of GroupSpaces
GroupSpaces
GroupSpaces is a London-based online company that provides technology to help real-world clubs, societies, associations and other groups manage their membership and activities, and promote themselves online...
http://www.groupspaces.com, a website that claims to help in the management of groups and clubs, targeted towards university societies and charities . In January 2008, the company raised six figures of investment from a consortium of Angel Investors, and saw David and his business partner, Andy Young http://insomanic.me.uk, feature in The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
as rising stars in the business world.
Elsewhere David's blog 'Freed from The Matrix' http://davidlanger.co.uk/ explores the lives of young entrepreneurs and he is a columnist for national newspaper The Gateway (student newspaper)
The Gateway (student newspaper)
The Gateway newspaper is a fortnightly business and careers newspaper, distributed at fifteen universities in the United Kingdom. First published at Oxford University in October 2007, The Gateway is often dubbed "the student FT" due to being printed on the same light salmon paper as the Financial...
where he has interviewed the likes of James Murray Wells
James Murray Wells
James Murray Wells is an English entrepreneur and founder, owner and executive chairman of Prescription Eyewear Limited , London, which he started whilst at university.-Early life:...
, Michael Smith (Founder & CEO, Mind Candy
Mind Candy
Mind Candy is a British entertainment company, formed in 2003 by UK internet entrepreneur Michael Acton Smith, and based in Shoreditch, London, England...
& Firebox.com
Firebox.com
Firebox.com is an electronic commerce based in London, England that was created in 1998 as hotbox.co.uk, an internet retailer founded by university friends Michael Acton Smith and Tom Boardman...
) and Jan Sramek (banker).