THIS WEEK IN WAYRA LONDON
Week commencing 10th November
Hello Wayra Friends:
We hope you enjoyed P@P party!
Big Congrats to all the teams involved in P@P event: Insane Logic, Passive Eye, Virtually Free and Pixelpin!
Check out what´s going on this week !
ACCELERATION
Peer Review- Group 3
The peer review will take place in the Lane-Fox Room immediately after the Town Hall. These sessions are a great way for you to feedback to your fellow entrepreneurs and help prepare ahead of December's demoDay. Please send through your PDF decks to kathryn.evanson@telefonica.com.
Pitch & Storytelling Coaching
Alex Barrera from Press42 will be in the Academy Tuesday 11th – Thursday 13th November 2014, running pitch and storytelling 1:1s with all teams. Given that demoDay is just around the corner, we're expecting all teams to take advantage of these sessions, which will take place in the GATES ROOM (Tuesday), DYSON ROOM (Wednesday & Thursday). You can sign up for a session here.
Growth Hacking
TrueUp, our Growth Hackers, return to the Academy on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th November 2014. Teams involved have been sent calendar invites. Tuesday's sessions will take place in the DYSON ROOM and Wednesday's sessions in the GATES ROOM.
UI/UX
Rob Porter will be back in the Academy for the last session of the programme on Friday 14th November 2014 in the Dyson Room. You can sign up for sessions here.
demoDay Deck Design
Emilie Snaith will be on hand on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th November 2014 to help you get those slide decks in order to woo the audience at demoDay. All teams have the opportunity for an hour's consultation followed by an additional 3 hour design package. Please sign up for a session here, and revert to the specific e-mail for further information.
Investor Readiness Drop-In Clinics
EC1 Capital will be on hand to meet with the teams on Friday 14th November 2014. All sessions will take place in the JOBS ROOM. You can refer to the schedule here.
VC Pitch Slam with MMC Ventures
MMC Ventures will be in the Academy on Friday 14th November 2014, running the weekly pitch slam with teams involved. This session will take place in the Lane-Fox Room. Please send through your PDFs to kathryn.evanson@telefonica.com. Please note that we will be asking all teams to have PDFs to avoid complications on the day and this will be a GROUP SESSION, so please turn up at 13:30.
Barclays: Entrepreneurs are born, not made. Monday, 24 November 2014
Policy-makers today are increasingly looking to entrepreneurs as the drivers of job creation, innovation and economic growth.
In this debate we ask: is entrepreneurial spirit innate or can it be instilled in everyone? And what conditions are necessary to enable UK entrepreneurship to flourish in an increasingly competitive global market?
It’s a familiar stereotype: the born entrepreneur who started a lemonade stall at the age of ten, left school early and is now CEO of a multi-million pound company. As with all stereotypes, there’s more than a grain of truth to it. According to a survey by the School of Technological Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University in the US of more than 200 US entrepreneurs, 42% started their first venture in childhood and two-thirds believe they owe their success to traits they were born with: a hunger to succeed, a clear vision of what they want to achieve and a determination that makes them more risk-tolerant and optimistic than most people.
But is this the whole story?
Other evidence from The Kauffman Foundation shows that a high proportion of successful entrepreneurs showed no interest in setting up their own business in their youth. Many would argue that there’s a latent entrepreneur in all of us that only needs the right triggers to come alive. Part of this comes from education - not necessarily formal education, but training in the skills needed to start and run a profitable business. And the important influence of peers is also important: successful entrepreneurs tend to surround themselves with co-founders, advisers and mentors from whom they can learn.
We’ll hear from an engaging panel of speakers including Doug Richard, Founder of School for Startups who will present their own unique perspectives on this topic. We look forward to hearing your thoughts as part of a lively discussion.
The event will round off with a drinks reception and an opportunity to network with attendees and speakers.
Please click here to register.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN OFFICE?
Busuu - Office Space
We would iike to share with you this opportunity,
The details are:
- Central location 5min away from Old Street Station
- Completely new building and office fit-out
- Accesible 24/7 with key card
- Total office size 4500sqf, open plan with full window front (so LOADS of daylight), 4 meeting rooms, 1 large kitchen, sofa/relax area with football table
- Amenities like shower, bike storage
- We are frequently organising knowledge-sharing events with other startups, table-football tournaments etc
- We would rent out up to 15 desks for 400 GBP + VAT each. Includes fully equipped desks, internet, cleaning, usage of all meeting rooms and FREE breakfast, fruits, snacks, drinks!
- Flexible contract with 1 month notice
Please find enclosed a picture of the offices and here you can see more in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSoohsItzeM#t=79