We've had a busy week of TableCrowd dinners this week. On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of dining with Priyanka Karunanithi from Octopus Ventures, early stage investor, and she shared her special tips on investment to a select group of female founders. Over at Lima Floral on Tuesday, our diners were treated to a very special intimate dinner with Philipp Pointer from Jumio, who led a discussion all about vision and product. We ...
Read MoreSocial media is critical to any new business or start-up. Not sure where to start? Check out our mini guide to social media, courtesy of Kaushal Tailor - social media strategy expert with clients including BBC Asian, YouTube and Google, who spoke at a recent TableCrowd dinner. 7 ways to win at social media Quality vs quantity You don’t have to post every day! If you have an audience of 20 people and ...
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Food , Health and Beauty , Marketing , Property , Startup Dinners
FoodTech, PropertyTech, Mobile Marketing and more – Next Week’s dinners
Next week is incredibly busy at TableCrowd - it is crammed and bursting full of dinners. Let's repeat that: Next week is busy. Immensely busy! We have dinners covering everything from mobile marketing, PropertyTech and promoting your own brand to tech stories and London FoodTech Week. Take a look now and see which dinners are for you. The future of mobile marketing with Oisin Lunny Dine with Oisin Lunny and discuss the future ...
Read MoreWhether you're just starting out with your blue-sky idea, or racking up your customers, not every type of funding will be appropriate your business. So if you're looking to raise finance for your start-up, Tim Jackson, investor at Lean Investments and former financial journalist, has some great tips on how to assess which stage you're at and in doing so, find out which option is right for you. [If you ...
Read MoreConfused about how to approach funding for your start-up? Keep reading to find out. Following this week's dinner with investor and former financial journalist, Tim Jackson, this post explains a bit about the differences between the options available. Firstly, a short overview of each: Venture capital Venture capitals work on the premise of return investment. In general, they will take a management fee of 2% and then a profit share of 20% of every ...
Read MoreThis week, we were over at The Clerk and Well to dine with Tim Jackson from Lean Investments, and discuss the various options that are available to start-ups who are looking for funding. We had a great crowd of entrepreneurs from different businesses, ranging from the co-founder of Weengs, a logistics and supplies firm, to Clipsta, a sharing app launching in November. Let's find out what went down over Thai beef ...
Read MoreWith our next Digital Beauty Dinner on the horizon, we caught up with Co-founder & CEO of CitySwish, Natalia Obolensky. After attending the Getting into Glossys dinner with Sarah Jossel from Glamour Magazine, we wanted to find out more about CitySwish and how they have changed they way we purchase beauty and leisure. What's the elevator pitch for your business? CitySwish brings on-demand massage, beauty and hair dressing services to your office, home or ...
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Finance , Fundraising , Marketing , Women
Female founders, from vision to product, and social media – Topics at Next week’s dinners
We have a great line up of dinners for next week covering everything from fundraising and social media to product strategy. Tuesday sees Octopus Investments talking at a female founders dinner, and Jumio's VP Product discussing turning your vision into a product. With Wednesday culminating in everything social media and keeping abreast of digital trends.. Spaces are limited, so get your skates on and secure your seat today! Fundraising dinner ...
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Fundraising , Property , Sharing Economy
Co-working, fundraising and sharing economy – #AfterDinnerRoundup
Another busy week here at TableCrowd with three dinners of diverse subjects. We kicked off the week on Tuesday with a dinner about child-friendly co-working and we were joined by Cllr Sarah Hayward, leader of Camden Council for a discussion about options for flexible childcare. On Wednesday, we had tapas and drinks with Daniel Benamram from BlaBlaCar and guests from the sharing economy, whilst over at Lima Floral we caught up with ...
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