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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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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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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Making your company a 'Talent Magnet' before everyone knows who you are Like any business, startups need to attract the best talent they can afford, in each and every discipline in order to make waves in their marketplace. This is particularly important when scaling up. Brands like Apple, Google, AirBNB and Burberry are of course talent magnets, and that’s all very good if you’re a multinational who’s invested in building a ...
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We were over at Obicà this week to have dinner and drinks with Andrei Brasoveanu, from Accel Partners. With over 30 years of experience in the field of start-ups, Accel Partners has a long history of partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and Andrei himself has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful companies focusing on software, data and fintech businesses. Our guests were treated to a discussion about what investors seek in new companies who ...
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We're always interested in the minds of investors and what leads them to invest in a company. Andrei Brasoveanu, an early stage investor at Accel Partners will be providing an after-dinner talk next Wednesday on what he looks for when he invests in a company. Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful companies, many of which have defined their categories, including Alfresco, Angry Birds (Rovio), Atlassian, Cloudera, ComScore, Dropbox, Facebook, ...
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Following our fundraising dinner with Ross Williams, CEO of Venntro, we've got some extra-special tips on how to grow your business. Ross famously grew his empire from next to nothing, and here are some of his tips on how to achieve similar success: 90% marketing, 10% product. You might have an amazing idea, but how are you going to acquire users? Make your partners pay for the marketing. This is how ...
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What better way to learn about how to grow your start-up than by speaking with successful entrepreneurs who have already climbed the mountain standing in front of you? That's exactly what we did this week; on Monday, we enjoyed an intimate dinner at the spectacular Lima Floral with speaker Andrew Humphries and guests. Andrew is no stranger to the start-up process, and conversation carried on well into the night. We ...
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Ever wondered what it's like on the other side of the table? Eyal Malinger is responsible for Countrywide's growth and venture investments and has seen his fair share of pitches from start-up teams. After last week's PropertyTech dinner, we wanted to share Eyal's insights. Read these seven things Eyal notices before you meet your next VC! Team dynamic. I am a keen observer of how people work together. Knowledge. Whether ...
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