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TESTIMONIALS
Susan Benjamin:
This is an excellent programme for startups who face so many challenges and limited budgets
Matt Robinson:
Excellent Day, Interesting Anecdotes, Energetic Delivery
John Hynes:
It’s nice to hear from a man who has done the walk and is able to talk the talk
Clare Brynley-Jones:
Great day – great setting, really interesting and reassuring
Ross Wallin, Pitcher and Piano:
Great Venue, charismatic presenter and good time slots
Phillip Gibbs, Synergy Linx Ltd:
Doug Richard is great, open and has a great sense of humour. Phil Wilkinson was a very valuable addition
Vanessa Knight, 100 Percent Art:
Brilliant, loved the interactive approach with audience to give real on-the-spot examples
Joanna Anthony:
A positive day which I can highly recommend to others
It’s Live. It’s S4Stv and Our New Startup.
Last Monday evening School for Startups, together with O2, piloted our first ever S4Stv show. The show was broadcast live from UCL.
Our media partner was Sift Media’s The Pitch. And the entire thing ran on a new software service we devised called WaveCasting. It was built by a new company founded by Alex Bridges and [...]
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Kevin Farrar, IBM Global Entrepreneur Lead, UK & Ireland
We recently interviewed Kevin Farrar, who leads IBM’s Global Entrepreneur program. This IBM initiative seeks to partner with technology entrepreneurs interested in delivering solutions address issues enterprise customers are facing in the areas of banking, buildings, cities, cloud computing, education, energy, food, government, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, oil, products, public safety, rail, retail, stimulus, telecommunications, traffic, water, and work . . .
Tuesday 29 June 2010
How do I stop someone from stealing the ideas my business is based on?
If my ideas are the key selling point for my business, how do I pitch for customers/investors without giving away the crown jewels? Should I be making sure I’m only pitching what I can already deliver so time-to-market becomes a feature, or would you suggest another approach? Should I instead focus on exclusivity (partnering with [...]
Monday 28 June 2010
Social Network Buys Good Ideas with PayPal: £100 Each
Online social network for homeworkers Enterprise Nation is giving £100 to 100 businesses and would-be businesses for their “good ideas”.
Friday 25 June 2010
Doug’s Fundamental Tips for Starting-Up and Running a Business
Doug Richard addresses the fundamental issues of starting-up and running a business.
Wednesday 23 June 2010
How to prevent negative social media
MADE IN 48 Hours is a unique boot camp that aims to unlock the potential of a digitally enabled business with hands on help and teaching. At the close of this event, run by School for Startups, all delegates should leave with a transformed business and their expectations awakened. The course takes [...]
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Doug Richard Commentating On The Emergency Budget
Click here to listen to Doug Richard commentating on the recently announced emergency budget.
Doug starts from around 01:40
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Creating & Testing Business Models
To Entrepreneurs starting a business for the first (second or third time) every business looks different. To an investor, who evaluates hundreds of businesses a year, businesses clearly fall into groups.
Wednesday 23 June 2010
I Was Tortured By The Times Of London
One of the joys of living in the US is the sheer convenience of it all. Sometimes that convenience is so much a part of the American experience that it only becomes obvious in its absence. Let me explain by example.
Part of my morning ritual for most of my adult life has been to have [...]
Tuesday 22 June 2010
MADE In 48 Hours, Sheffield, 10 + 11 September
10 September 2010 9:00 am to 11 September 2010 5:00 pm
Location: Sheffield
Location: Adastral Park, Ipswich
Time: Noon – 6pm
Doug Richard, serial entrepreneur and original BBC2 Dragon, moves ahead with his ambitious plan to fast-track entrepreneurs and business owners onto the road of success. Due to popular demand, Doug and the School for Startups team are holding their much esteemed “Low Cost Fast Growth [...]
Monday 21 June 2010