Life in a London Start Up
In: Travel Blog
17 Feb 2009TweetOver the last few weeks, I’ve had a couple of people get in touch with questions about how to get a job in London, particularly summer jobs for college students. Although my experience is fairly different than that of most short-term travelers looking for jobs or internships, I thought I’d make a post to share [...]
In: Technology Blog
11 Jun 2008TweetAlright, still homeless. But… I have a job! I am [unofficially as the paperwork isn't take care of yet but will be soon] employed! I’ve been chatting for a while now with a guy named Alex Will who is the cofounder of a site called Spoonfed and playing around with the idea of me working [...]
TweetWow – it’s been another whirlwind 36 hours and although I don’t have internet access at the moment, I’m going to write this down so I don’t miss anything. Yesterday mid-day I headed out for an interview with the publishing company Profile Books. They publish nonfiction but not like, text books or anything, mostly fun [...]
In: London
4 Jun 2008TweetAnother day and I’m still in limbo here – but having a really amazing time. Yesterday, I got up early to make my bank appointment and open my bank account. It ended up taking quite a bit longer than I expected – I experienced first hand the horror of the “minor delays” on the Tube [...]
In: London
2 Jun 2008TweetWhew! I just had my first full day in London and I think I actually managed to be productive! Here’s the basic run down: – Left Mimi’s flat at about 8:30am to navigate my way through the London underground to the BUNAC offices. BUNAC is the company sponsoring my student visa and they have a mandatory orientation [...]
Meaghan Fitzgerald is an American ex-pat now living in London, UK and working for tech start up Spoonfed Media as director of marketing. While The Top Floor Flat initially covered London sites and scenes, European travel and recollections on living abroad, more recent articles focus on start ups, business, technology and marketing.