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More polo victims for BSG Team Ventures
Its that time of year again ... when BSG Team Ventures seeks the brave, the foolhardy, the adventurous and the competitive souls amoungst you to come and try polo. For real.
If you would like to give it a go, then apply to Gayatri Shah. Do it now!
"It is hard to believe" said Paul Vickery of NESTA Ventures, "but somehow we didn't just learn the rudiments of the game, we actually ended the day competing in our first polo chukkas! A fantastic experience."
 click here for the BSG Team Ventures polo Hall of Fame!
So how can this be? The basic idea is that a nervous but intrepid group converges on Ascot Park Polo Club, West of London, for a nervous breakfast at 10:00am. Following introductions to APPC staff the group is separated into teams to receive instruction on:
- the rules of polo: think cars on a UK road - stay left, don't overtake when someone is coming the other way and always keep an eye on your mirror
- the polo swing: right handed only, whilst standing on upturned beer crates
- the polo game: on foot, to help familiarise us with the way the rules work
- and of course ... the polo ponies.
and before the day is done ...
Georg (right) beats Marcus Gibson to the ball, as the commentator looks on
gayatri.shah@bsgteamventures.com
Click for more about our Partners at Ascot Park Polo Club
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| So what did the VC and CEO participants say? |
"No corporate event has ever come close. An excellent event and extremely well organised - bring on the City Championships!!"
Guy Buckley-Sharp
ETV Capital |
"Golf can, if I am not being deeply rude, get lost in its oversized bunker. Polo all the way!"
Chris Clothier
MMC Ventures |
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"This was one of the best corporate entertaining and teambuilding events I have been on or laid on myself. The organisation was impeccable; the team at Ascot Park personable and efficient; the food and wine great and, last but not least, learning to play and playing Polo was entertaining and highly enjoyable."
Sam Tully
Insinger de Beaufort |
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"Great day! Highly unusual and very memorable. It was a much differentiated day with lots of team building and learning new skills"
Andy Tsao
SVB Advisors |
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"It was interesting using muscles I haven't used in 12 years! B***** good idea. Sign me up!
Mark Tucker
G-nostics |
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"Good fun, small group, a very good idea."
Sanjeev Sarkar
Esprit Capital Partners | |
