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August 6, 2012 01:36 pm GMT
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UK Politician Louise Mensch Resigns To Put More Effort Into Family Life (And Startup Life?) [Updated]
Louise Mensch, the outspoken conservative member of UK parliament who launched topic-focused Twitter rival Menshn in June, this morning announced that she was stepping down from government so that she can relocate to New York to focus more on family life, and possibly to put more effort into her new startup in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections.Update: Mensh co-founder Luke Bozier confirms to us that, in fact, the move is specifically aimed at helping the site build its profile in the U.S. as it gears up for a version 2 launch next week, complete with mobile functionality. "Menshn will continue in force!" he wrote in an email exchange. "We hope to build stronger partnerships in America, which was always our primary goal in launching the platform. Luckily with digital companies, geography is less important, and so Louise's move to New York isn't going to hinder development at all." [original story continues below]Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DZATlzouQGE/
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