by TableCrowd October 1, 2018
Fashion , Featured , TableCrowd News

Introducing Viviane Paraschiv, TableCrowd Ambassador for Fashion

We're introducing Ambassadors to TableCrowd, who are passionate about their sector or industry. This means there will be someone with their ear to the ground on the most interesting speakers, as well as a face you'll recognise at every dinner for that industry. Find out more about Ambassadors here. Our Fashion Ambassador is Viviane Paraschiv. We interviewed her to find out a bit more about her:   Explain what you do in one sentence? I ...

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by TableCrowd September 24, 2018
Finance , TableCrowd News

Introducing Warren Nell, TableCrowd ambassador for FinTech

We're introducing Ambassadors to TableCrowd, who are passionate about their sector or industry. This means there will be someone with their ear to the ground on the most interesting speakers, as well as a face you'll recognise at every dinner for that industry. Find out more about Ambassadors here. Our FinTech Ambassador is Warren Nell. We interviewed him to find out a bit more about him and his business:   Explain what you ...

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by TableCrowd September 17, 2018
Business Spotlights , Pet Tech , TableCrowd News

Introducing Aneka Johnson, TableCrowd Ambassador for Pets industry

We're introducing Ambassadors to TableCrowd, who are passionate about their sector or industry. This means there will be someone with their ear to the ground on the most interesting speakers, as well as a face you'll recognise at every dinner for that industry. Find out more about Ambassadors here. Our Pets Industry Ambassador is Aneka Johnson, who not only runs her own amazing business but is also one of our fantastic ...

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by TableCrowd September 7, 2018
Business Spotlights

#BusinessSpotlight on Nikolay Piriankov of Taylor & Hart

Nikolay Piriankov is the CEO of Taylor & Hart, one of our regular diners who recently joined us for dinner with The Garage Soho, covering securing investments for tech-enabled consumer brands. We were thrilled to find out this was a very successful dinner for them so we caught up with Nikolay to find out more about him, his business and what happened at THAT TableCrowd Dinner:   Explain your business in one sentence? Taylor & ...

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by TableCrowd August 14, 2018
Business Dinners , Featured , Speakers

The case for face to face: a guest post by Matthew Bradley, Investor at Forward Partners

From across the table at our dinners, partnerships have been formed, new clients have been engaged, teams have been grown and new business opportunities have been discovered. Matt Bradley, Investor at leading UK venture capital fund Forward Partners, spills the beans on the "case for face to face" - a subject close to our hearts!   Matt Bradley is a regular speaker at TableCrowd dinners. He is generous with his advice and his ...

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by TableCrowd July 17, 2018
Featured , TableCrowd News

TableCrowd’s new Ambassadors

Personality, love and attention to detail make a good, cohesive and valuable community. Whilst we host dinners across a wide range of sectors and topics and know a fair bit about who’s-who and relevant trends, TableCrowd is not and does not claim to be all-knowing or an authority on everything. That's why we're introducing Ambassadors to TableCrowd, who are passionate about their sector or industry. This means there will be someone with ...

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by TableCrowd June 19, 2018
Featured , Tips

Jargon buster! EIS, EMI, VCT, MVP, ROI and more – Part 1

It seems the startup and business world just luurve a 3 letter acronym! I’ve put together some simple explanations to unravel some of the 3 letter beasts banded around regularly, as well as some of their longer compatriots . This is Part 1, Part 2 to follow. Word in bold and caps have their own definition elsewhere in the post. Advance Assurance This is a piece of paper issued by HMRC that confirms a ...

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by TableCrowd June 12, 2018
Featured , Tips

Create a painkiller, not a vitamin

We need painkillers - some of us choose to take vitamins. It’s a good test when working on a new business idea. This phrase really resonated with me when I first heard it. At any time, there are 1,000s of entrepreneurs beavering away with new businesses but how many of the ideas and concepts that underpin them, will grow to become essential-can’t-do-without-them features of our lives? In no particular order, here are ...

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by TableCrowd June 6, 2018
Featured , Tips

As well as your mobile phone, why not take a bottle of vodka up to bed?

I just saw a Tesco TV advert where the key message was, “your phone is more than just your phone, it’s kind of your life”. I couldn’t agree less. My view is that mobile phones are the devil. Shame on you Tesco! When you idly check your phone without purpose whilst with friends, it sends just one message to the people you’re with. The prospect of what might be on here, ...

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