Christian Arno
Scottish, just hit the big 3-0, driving Lingo24, the top web-focused translation service provider, forward internationally. Degree in French and Italian from St. John's, Oxford.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.lingo24.com |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Education, Internet, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, French, German, Investment, Italian, Languages, Leadership, Marketing, Negotiation, Sales, Writing |
| Location: | Edinburgh |
| Visas: | Any |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments, Trading services |
| Tags: | china, edinburgh, internet marketing, localisation, London, multi-lingual seo, new zealand, panama, romania, transcreation, translation services |
| Schools: | University of Oxford |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Lingo24 |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | August 2001 - March 2009 |
| Description: | Founding of Lingo24, the international translation company, in the UK and establishment of international subsidiaries in New Zealand, China, Romania and Panama. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Oxford |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2001 |
| Degree: | Modern Languages (French and Italian), MA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Football, tennis, cycling |
| Hobbies: | European cinema, learning languages, good food, walking |
| Clubs: | Aberdeen Football Club |
| Awards: | Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year award
Best E-Business Start-Up for Scotland Outstanding Young Person of the Year Award (Business) Shortlisted for Sage/Daily Telegraph Fastest Growth Through Use of Technology and Best Website awards |
Christian's Startups (1)
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Lingo24
Lingo24 is a web focused translation service provider, offering web companies consultancy and service to internationalise their business. Has grown strongly since 2002 and now operates 24 hours/day and has 100 full-time employees around the world.
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Pitchero
Pitchero is an online platform specifically designed for semi pro and amateur sports clubs. We aim to build a community of players, supporters and fans on one platform, allowing them to share videos, photos, match reports and stats.
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YouNoodle
YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.
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David Reid
MD at Because Brands Matter.
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