Pitch to Doug Richard

Posted by John King on February 9, 2010 under Competitions | Be the First to Comment

NACUE’s National Varsity Pitch Competition, in partnership with the British Library, is the UK’s premier start-up competition for university students across the country. It celebrates university enterprise by showcasing the brightest young minds and the breadth of businesses coming out of UK universities.

Young entrepreneurs will compete in one of seven industry semi-finals and seven finalists will have the opportunity to move on to the national finale on May 5th at the British Library after receiving a full day of training, one-on-one mentorship and coaching. Pitching to a panel of judges made up of some of the UK’s foremost entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and media personalities, the finalists will pitch for seedfunding, startup support and the National Title.

The deadline is March 1, 2010.

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School for startups

Posted by John King on September 20, 2009 under Advice, Events | Be the First to Comment

Jack Lenox and I both headed to see Doug Richard (from BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den) talk for more than 8 hours yesterday, at his School for Startups at the British Library. He’s an incredible performer. I’ve never seen anybody able to hold a crowd for so long – all the while coming up with insightful solutions to their problems. Hopefully we’ll try to get some video of him up on the site soon.