You all know we love food here at TableCrowd HQ, so we're excited that next week has two great evenings in store for you. The first being Pancake Day on Tuesday 9 February (any excuse to whip up a batch of mouth-watering stack of pancakes!), followed swiftly by our Travelex dinner on Wednesday evening at Piccolino, Exchange Square. Ania Walker, Head of Commercial Development for Products/Digital at Travelex will be ...
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First things first - Happy New Year! Every new year marks the start of something for everyone - setting a new goal or resolution goes hand-in-hand with the month of January. Mostly, we settle on personal achievements like eating healthier, abstaining from alcohol (at least for a little while!), or improving our fitness levels etc. But what about when it comes to your business life - is there anything you could ...
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Everyone wants to know what investors are looking for from a company before they hand over their cash to help the business grow. Yannick Roux, a VC at EC1 Capital, shared his thoughts at dinner last week on what he looks for when deciding on whether to invest or not. He split it into two categories: people and markets. People Knowledge. What knowledge does the proprietor have? Would I actually be ...
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Amanda Francis, MD of Alchemis, a new business agency for the marketing, communications and creative industries, spoke at dinner about getting new clients and increasing revenues. Here's her top tips for a new business: Have a business plan. 12 months, 3 months, 5 years... How can you grow your business without a plan? Critical pathway - start where you want to be and work backwards. Identify points by looking backwards. ...
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Our last week of dinners for 2015 saw a great line-up covering everything from fundraising and entertainment to marketing and increasing revenues. Peter Briffett, COO of Yplan, and Amanda Francis, MD of Alchemis, rounded up the week on Wednesday talking at their respective dinners, whilst Yannick Roux, VC at EC1 Capital, started the week off at Drake & Morgan at King's Cross - the latest restaurant to join the TableCrowd ...
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Following this week's TableCrowd dinner with Mark Hardy, CMO of Viber, and Jules McKeen of The Talent Business, this post explains how to hire the right people for your start-up to make your business become a 'talent magnet'. Here are Mark and Jules' top tips: Make sure the person fits. Don't compromise just because they fit the culture; they must fit both the culture, and the job spec. Get people excited ...
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Our TableCrowd diners were treated to two splendiferous dinners this week at Aubaine and Tom's Kitchen, in St Katherine's Dock. Mark Hardy, CMO of Viber, was our speaker on Tuesday night, along with Jules McKeen, Head of Marketing Practice at The Talent Business, who shared with us their tips for start-ups looking to attract the best talent they can afford. Guillaume Taurignan from investment bank, Jefferies, joined us on Wednesday night for ...
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It's pretty shocking that we find ourselves finalising the last week of dinners for TableCrowd in 2015. Where has this year gone?! As December gets pretty hectic with Christmas parties galore, we're winding down a little and getting ready to bring an eclectic array of dinners just for you, starting in January next year. Until then, we strongly recommend booking on these last three beauties to finish your 2015 TableCrowd ...
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Georgie Cole, founder of Sheerluxe, imparted her sound advice at our recent women's only dinner on being a successful leader. Here are her top 15 things to bear in mind: Encourage people to learn from each other Create a nice environment to work in Nurture your team and take time out of the office Learn to delegate or you will never get the time needed for the bigger picture Dress ...
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This week's dinner topics looked at marketing and how to build a successful digital agency, as well as being a successful leader with the founder of Sheerluxe at our ladies only dinner. We were pleased to welcome The Happenstance as one of our new venues, part of the Drake and Morgan restaurant group. Read on to find out what happened at dinner this week. Building a successful digital agency What is ...
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