Our wonderful host, Claire (who's also the CEO of Grow Movement), had such a great time dining with Emma and Mariana founders of Metaspeech that we had to share her report verbatim. I love public speaking as part of my day job as CEO of a charity. I love to talk with passion about what I do. But how often do I get feedback? Not very often. As our story is ...
Read MoreSpeaking in front of people can be incredibly nerve-racking for even the most seasoned public speakers. And we have to do it all the time, whether pitching for investment or new business, selling an idea or ourselves or presenting information to others. Cue MetaSpeech founders, Emma Zangs and Mariana Marque, who've built a business that helps people become relaxed and confident speakers for pitch presentations, job interviews, or even in front of a camera. Their ...
Read MoreThe Anthologist in The Square Mile is a beautifully trendy venue with a crowd that is winding down from a days work blending in nicely with the smart restaurant goers. Tuesday night's TableCrowd dinner saw Jonathan Keeling, Head of Partnerships, talk to his fellow diners about the importance of partnerships for new businesses with limited resources, as well as how to maximise this for your growth strategy. Jonathan worked previously at ...
Read MorePartnerships are vital for every business, but are especially vital for new businesses with limited resources. We're pleased as punch to have Jonathan Keeling, Head of Partnerships at Crowdcube, spill the beans on how to effectively build partnerships into your marketing strategy over dinner and a few glasses of wine next week. At Crowdcube, the world's leading equity crowdfunding platform, Jonathan is responsible for building quality partnerships to sustainably scale the platform whilst generating significant value ...
Read MoreWhen & how to fundraise, FinTech & New banking, topics at Next Week’s Dinners
As the weather continues to turn warmer, and the nights become longer, there really is no better way to spend a weekday evening than doing a spot of networking over a delicious meal (and a glass or two of wine). Next week sees us hearing from the founder of Index-backed mobile banking app, Osper on FinTech, fundraising and changes faced in the banking industrty on Tuesday night. Wednesday's topic is ...
Read MoreTwo great dinners this week covering the tech story of how Freelancer.com became an IPO, with a dash of growth hacking thrown in for good measure, and what role a startup accelerator can play for founders and entrepreneurs building their dream. Dinner with Freelancer On Tuesday night, we were joined by Joe Griston, Director of People and Talent at Freelancer for dinner at The Happenstance. Joe's after-dinner talk covered the Freelancer story, ...
Read MoreTableCrowd members looking to get a no-holds-barred look at VC investment were in luck last night joining Alex Dunsdon for dinner at Jamie's Italian where he spoke extensively on pitching to investors. Alex runs Saatchinvest, where they invest up to £300k in early stage tech startups. Anyone looking to get investment from Saatchinvest gets 20mins to shine before hearing yes or no. And as they only invest in 4 or 5 ...
Read MoreWith the first May Bank Holiday out of the way - and dinner with Alex Dunsdon happening this week - we're building on that momentum by following up with dinners on Startup tech stories and meeting the friendliest startup accelerator in town. Next Tuesday we will be joined by Joe Griston from Freelancer, swiftly followed by Diane Perlman, Global CMO at MassChallenge on Wednesday. Take a more detailed look at ...
Read MoreGetting an insight into the minds of investors can be valuable for those looking for investment or who want a greater understanding of how it all works. And who better to give a no-holds-barred talk than Alex Dunsdon, Investment Director at Saatchinvest? Alex runs Saatchinvest, where they put £50k to £300k in at seed stage for simple, disruptive ideas and he acts on the board of many of the companies he ...
Read MoreOur after-dinner speaker, Nancy Fechnay, a partner at Flight Ventures recently spoke about the "do's and don'ts" of fundraising. Here are her top questions she expects investors to ask: What stage are you in? What are your KPIs? What are you tracking? What is your growth unit and % by year and by month? What is your competition? How do you get your customers on board? What is your product ...
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