1. The Hacker House saga continues – DCMS’ ‘review’ of the grant award is a whitewash.
No one reading Hacker House’s grant application would give the company a penny, let alone £100,000 of tax payers’ money.
Let’s take a look…
No one reading Hacker House’s grant application would give the company a penny, let alone £100,000 of tax payers’ money.
Let’s take a look…
2. Jennifer Arcuri claims she wants to set up “the Netflix of security” and that she needs 100k of public money to do it. 
3. And she believes her personal charisma is key:
4. The only reason they’re not already the Netflix of security is because they don’t have the money:
5. And they're not wrong about the lack of cash:
6. It is made completely clear that the taxpayer’s money she wants is to pay her staff
7. And that there isn’t any wriggle room
8. But apparently that’s ok, because once the public have paid to get the company off the ground, they’ll finally make a profit.
9. Then there’s this little note at the end.
@HackerHouseUK, if you’re still wondering: No, you’re not.
@HackerHouseUK, if you’re still wondering: No, you’re not.
@HackerHouseUK 10. This application is a disgrace. The fundamental question of why a company run by an associate of Boris Johnson was ever given this grant remains unanswered. The public deserve to know why their money was spent so irresponsibly. We will not let this lie.
