Startup Diaries

We're currently neck deep working on our iPhone app (we know, we know, it's about time). Thanks to Iggy Hammick, Alok Matta and  Thomas Mason who joined our lunchtime "Testing & Tapas" lunch last month to look at a very raw early version and to offer thoughts and feedback. We'd love to hear your views, so if you'd like to get an early look and have your say in what ...

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TableCrowd & Eyedea’s E-commerce Meet & Eat

Friday night was a chance for some of London's finest, working in e-commerce (startups & established businesses), to wind down with others in the industry over food and drinks. TableCrowd partnered with Eyedea to host an e-commerce dinner for our respective members. Eyedea is a London-based society for young professional women that hosts speaker and charity events aiming to inspire and connect young female professionals - although this dinner was ...

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#SMW13 “Tales from the Trenches” using social media effectively for your startup

Last week TableCrowd hosted dinner at Central Working, Google Campus, in honour of Social Media Week London - one of 250+ events which happened across London over the course of the week. Sorry there aren't more photos, but I was too engrossed in the conversation! We arranged "Tales from the Trenches - using social media effectively for your startup" to provide a front line view of how startups are using social ...

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Dinner for E-commerce Startups in partnership with Eyedea

“A dinner for London’s e-commerce businesses to break bread, network, share contacts & experiences, with Q&A with Emma Watkinson, founder of e-commerce startup, SilkFred” After a really successful sequence of dinners at Central Working, Google Campus, we’ve teamed up with Eyedea, a London-based society for young professional women that hosts speaker and charity events aiming to inspire and connect young female professionals. Together we are hosting an e-commerce dinner on ...

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Food Tech Diary for Social Media Week London 2013

We are really looking forward to Social Media Week 2013 in London. Organised by Chinwag for the 4th year in a row, we know they’ll put on a good show. Here at TableCrowd, we like food and tech (we like other things too, like surfing and cycling, but I’m not sure they will be options at Social Media Week). As food tech lovers at a rapidly growing startup, we have put ...

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Startup Diaries: Social Media Week, Food Tech Wednesday & Croydon TechCity

It’s been a while since we updated you on business at TableCrowd and what we’ve been up to, so here is a quick roundup. Kate joined the Advisory Board for Social Media Week ("SMW"). SMW is returning to London in September 2013 and is hosted by Chinwag for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s theme is Open & Connected reflecting on the global impact of social media and its role as a catalyst in driving ...

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Support TechBikers and dine with Olympic legend, Rebecca Adlington

I’m a TechBiker! I’m joining 60+ other techies at the end of September to ride from Paris to London to raise money for Room to Read.  Over the 3 day, 200 mile ride we aim to raise $75,000+ for the charity. A big challenge and I know I’m not the only member of the Startup Engine taking it on. Ringo Moss from digital agency, nerv, who sponsor a number of ...

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3 Startup Founders I would invite for a Dinner Party

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 ...

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Since partnering with Taylor Wessing, we’ve been busy

At 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 ...

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How was TableCrowd’s Startup Women ‘Meet and Eat’?

"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 ...

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