Our guest blog today comes from Alastair Cameron the co-founder of Startacus. Have you ever thought about who you would love to dine with if you had the chance? Well Alastair tells us his top 3 startup founders he would love to meet and eat with. _________________________________ For me, if there's one thing in life that doesn't go out of favour (or flavour?) is good food. Good food is the catalyst for ...
Read MoreAt the start of the year, TableCrowd won the Lion’s Cage pitch competition. As well as the general prestige of winning this event, we won a very generous £5k in legal fees from event sponsor Taylor Wessing. Since then we have partnered with Taylor Wessing on a number events, particularly for our startup community; an area close their hearts, as they have a team of lawyers dedicated to supporting start ups. In May, Declan Bradley joined ...
Read More"A dinner for London’s Startup Women to break bread, network, share contacts & experiences" Last night was the third in a series of industry dinners, following on from TableCrowd's Food Startups “Meet & Eat” last month and TableCrowd & SilkFred's Fashion Startups Meet & Eat. Some of London's most exciting women led startups gathered at Central Working in Google Campus for dinner and networking. If you're familiar with Central Working, you'll know that by ...
Read MoreChico Bandito on Luke Street is fast becoming the weekly home of The Startup Engine. Why? I’m a fan of the large square table that allows one conversation even when there are 10 diners, the jugs of cocktails and the tasty-not-too-expensive food. And, tonight our waitress treated us to tequila shots on the house, which received varying receptions from diners considering it was a Tuesday night, but a lovely touch ...
Read MoreWith under a week to go, we wanted to give you a sneak preview of the startups that will be dining at TableCrowd’s Startup Women “Meet & Eat” on 14th August at Central Working, Google Campus. They'll enjoy a delicious Spanish themed menu. TableCrowd – a real life social network to meet people over food. Dattch - The social app for lesbians. The Fetch London - Helps professionals share and discover what's happening in London. SwiftKey - for Android replaces ...
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce Start-up Direct as a new online event sponsor for TableCrowd’s Meet & Eat series for startups. The next dinner in the series is Startup Women on 14th August. Start-up Direct are already closely aligned with The Startup Engine and Startup Women on TableCrowd as they provide a valuable service for entrepreneurs seeking financial support for their businesses or idea as well as mentoring from experienced and ...
Read MoreWe’ve had a busy month with social dining at TableCrowd for our startup community. The Crowd is growing week on week and its members are enjoying more and more dinners in and around Tech City. The Startup Engine now has over 600 members. Recently our members dined at Red Dog Saloon with Benjamin Southworth, now ex-deputy CEO at The Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO). TCIO was established by UKTI to support ...
Read MoreThe huge craze that hit America not so long ago, in New York specifically, is on the rise in London. The cronut is a cross between a doughnut and a croissant. This sweet sensation is a complicated recipe and took 2 months and 10 recipes to master by Chef Dominique Ansel. The cronuts are so sought after in New York; in fact, people start queuing at 5am, when the bakery doesn't open til ...
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