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‘Make business fun and differentiate yourself from the crowd’

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 September, 2010| Leave a Comment »

What else might you have missed? … More insights from the Stanford REE Series, with notes from the second round of parallel speakers. Have a browse through, and you can access the full article for whichever topics interest you. Want to highlight points, or take a different angle? Feel free to add your thoughts below!

Teaching Furniture Design – Anselm Fraser

Guest blogged by Jill Robertson

Don’t commute, build a business and work from home in a job that’s varied and you enjoy. Above all, ‘make business fun and differentiate yourself from the crowd’ – this is Anselm’s philosophy in teaching and in life. Well, he certainly ‘walks the talk’ as no-one could have failed to notice his odd copper and blue shoes coupled with a rather unique set of braces. Delightfully describing himself as a ‘busy fool who hasn’t the time to stop and think’, I think he’s rather harsh on himself. [Full story on Anselm’s talk]

Social Media and Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Dr. Geoffrey Archer (more…)

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Events Menu: 27th Sept – 3rd Oct

Posted in Events on 27 September, 2010| 2 Comments »

Ok details added… Holler if I missed anything else!

Tuesday 28th Sept: Dorkbot Alba, 8pm at the new Edinburgh Hacklab

A fornightly-ish get-together for creative hardware tinkering and learning. If you’re coming for the first time, we advise you to sign up to our mailing list, just to say hello and check we’re meeting in the usual place.

Tuesday 28th Sept: Scottish Usability Association meetup, see comment below!

Wednesday 29th Sept: E-Club Pitching for Partners, Ideas & Resources, 6:30pm at Business School Auditorium

What is everyone working on? Hear from a mix of folks with new ideas or companies underway, and let’s see what feedback we can offer to help them sort out plans, evaluate opportunities, or reach particular markets. (more…)

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Why do we always do it that way? And more…

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , on 25 September, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Our Stanford REE Series carries on, as there was a lot to learn! During the first round of parallel sessions, speakers covered a range of topics on design, startups, & entrepreneurship education. In case you struggled to be in four places at once – or missed it altogether – a team of guest bloggers listened in for you. Anything stand out? Were you there too? Let us know what you find most useful or other lessons you took away 🙂

Teaching Creative Entrepreneurship – Dr. Andy Penaluna

Guest blogged by Geoff Gregson

Andy began his session with a question: “why do we always do it that way”? He was referring to how we teach students at university and particularly, how we teach entrepreneurship. He believes that the integration of entrepreneurship and creativity and design as a teaching topic is making a difference to the success of recent start-ups… [Full story on Andy’s talk] (more…)

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Free Advice Tomorrow: Want to Book a Session?

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , on 23 September, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The first of E-Club’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) sessions for 2010/2011 is now open for bookings!

A visiting professor at the Business School and founder partner of corporate finance boutique Equitas. Gavin’s particular interests are in financials and building the team. An entrepreneur and corporate financier who helps young companies grow, Gavin advises on strategy and finance, trains technology innovators on presenting the business case, and invests in young companies as a business angel.

Whether you want to discuss an existing startup or a new idea, this is a handy chance to get some fresh advice with an hour of Gavin’s time. Sessions are available 10am-4pm Friday in the Business School (George Square), so sign up here if you want to take advantage – click on Gavin Don to see what times are still open, and enjoy!

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A Walk Through Memory Lane of Failure – the awesome David Law

Posted in Events, Local News, tagged , , , , on 21 September, 2010| 2 Comments »

Our Stanford REE Series picks back up with insights from design entrepreneur David Law of Speck Design, Speck Products, and many more companies he’s founded. By guest blogger Kirsty Macgregor.

“Design and build a tool that will carry an egg as far as possible – and come back on Friday with a prototype” was the brief the young David Law was given as he applied for entry to the new, collaborative degree in Product Design and Engineering run by Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art ( back in the dawn of time).  Working on this project created a degree of engagement David hadn’t experienced in years and gave him a taste of the “can do/ hands on” mindset fostered by the course… which was critical to his development. David kicked off his keynote speech on day 2 of the conference with a deliciously deadpan  “walk through (his) memory lane of failure“ which included his first failed attempt at gaining a degree in London leading to his second, formative -and successful- effort in Glasgow. (more…)

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Edinburgh Hacklab Update + photos from the event!

Posted in Events on 19 September, 2010| 20 Comments »

We checked out the Hacklab opening on Friday. The place was so packed at 19:30 that we could hardly get in the door—quite a feat for a co-working venue that’s only been a month in the making.

Here’s a quick glimpse of the event, including some of the projects Hacklab members have built:

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Lessons from Failure: Have you Learned Them?

Posted in Events, Guest Blogger, tagged , , , on 18 September, 2010| 7 Comments »

Our Stanford REE Series continues with ‘Lessons from Failure’ from Heidi Roizen’s keynote speech. By guest blogger Jill Lin.

Learning from failure is not an unfamiliar theme in the context of business. Heidi Roizen, who is the founder of Skinny Songs, a former Venture Capitalist and a role model of fearlessness for entrepreneurs, provides an insightful explanation and many practical examples in her talk on ‘Lessons from Failure’.

The greatest lesson on failure is that of trying to figure out why, most of the time, the product is great but the company fails. (more…)

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Teaching the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs – Can it Be Done?

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , , on 17 September, 2010| 1 Comment »

This post is part of our Stanford REE series following last week’s Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education. Here guest blogger Adam Bock reflects on the opening sessions from Tina Seelig, Jonathan Levie, Michael Clouser, and Heidi Roizen.

As a new entrepreneurship educator who has an entrepreneurial past, I feel keenly aware of the challenges in “teaching” entrepreneurship. Realistically, I learned more about entrepreneurship in the first 6 months of my first start-up company than I did during my 2-year MBA programme. At the same time, I believe that most aspects of entrepreneurship can be taught, and arguably should be taught more broadly to business school students and beyond. (more…)

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Introducing Edinburgh Hacklab co-working space: Grand Opening this Friday.

Posted in Events, Local News on 15 September, 2010| 9 Comments »

Hacker working on a project at the HacklabThis week, Edinburgh Hacklab throws open its doors and invites you to its grand opening. The Hacklab is a new co-working space in Edinburgh for tinkerers, inventors, techies and other people who like to get creative and make stuff. And they’re looking for new members.

Housed off Leith Walk, the Hacklab offers tables, a workbench, soldering irons, wi-fi, and loads of kit and other materials to play with. For £30 per month, members can access the space 24/7. If you know a member, you can visit them at the Hacklab for free. (more…)

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Learnings from Stanford REE Coming Soon!

Posted in Events on 14 September, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Last week was a blur of travel, events, and meeting people, but I must say I really enjoyed the Stanford REE (Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education) that took place in Edinburgh Wed-Friday.

It was great to see many of you guys exhibiting at the REE Fest, and indeed StartupCafe had its own brightly home-made poster there, but I know the other events were out of reach with conference fees and time constraints.

There were, however, some really great talks and valuable lessons not just for educators but for startups too. So, for those of you that didn’t beg, barter, or sneak your way in, we’ll be divulging what went on and sharing the key messages. Stay tuned and we’ll be posting notes throughout the week. Feel free to add on if you did attend and have more you’d like to share :).

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