We had a great night at the Clerkenwell Kitchen for our #MeetandEat dinner yesterday with Eleanor Ford, our after dinner speaker from Time Out.

We were joined by some interesting starups including Pearlshare, World in London, Clippet News, Hire Space, Just Opened London, StreetHub and others.

We had the chance to listen to Eleanor’s amazing story. She founded LikeCube in 2006, following her frustration at the lack of sources for personalized recommendations for travellers. LikeCube provided innovative recommendation, personalisation and data intelligence solutions, primarily for the leisure industry. Her startup was acquired by Time Out in July 2011. Eleanor is now Head of Innovation at Time Out.

The night went really well, Eleanor was a brilliant speaker. She talked about her journey from Anthropology to the web. From the idea, to the slog, through the failure and onto the happy ending.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy :

Thank you everyone for coming and sharing food and thoughts with us. We had a blast! If you want to find out more about upcoming TableCrowd’s dinners you might enjoy, have a look here.

Thanks to our sponsors Rackspace for their ongoing support.