Tech is the topic at dinner's this week, whether you're knowledgeable in the area or not - tech is a part of the future (for the masses at least). For those non-techy types amongst us who are looking to launch an app or website - our dinner for non-tech founders is just for you. And those food lovers out there who are looking to succeed in foodtech - you'll want ...
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Another fantastically inspirational evening was had last night at our fourth dinner in our women's only series. Diners were joined by the phenomenal Shaa Wasmund at Aubaine for what was an open and honest talk on following your true passion and how to take action. I haven't achieved because I'm better than others. But I do have a skill - that is taking action. Not being afraid to fall over. I ...
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Journalist and founder Monty Munford spoke recently at a dinner sharing his thoughts and tips on how to secure media coverage for your business. One thing he spoke on was the fact that he rejects 98% of emails that are sent to him. To be the 2% that makes it through - Monty had these tips for his fellow diners: Open with a good reference to what the journalist has written. ...
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As startups, we all want to be the big fish in our chosen industry - more often than not this entails raising funds in one way or another. It's always pretty helpful for startups to know what's what when raising investment, so we have great pleasure in welcoming Nancy Fechnay for dinner where she will be giving a frank and honest view on all the "do's and don'ts" when it comes to fundraising. Nancy is an ...
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Special thanks goes to Alex O'Byrne for his insightful talk on increasing your online orders for your eCommerce business at dinner this week. Without any further ado, hear is what he had to say: The journey for mobile users must be good. 50% of traffic comes from mobile. 41% of orders for luxury brands again comes from mobile (which is higher than mid-range brands And if that's not enough - Google ...
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When it comes to online and eCommerce, it's a bit of a minefield for the uninitiated as to where to start, what to do and when. We had great pleasure in welcoming Alex O'Bryne as our after-dinner speaker this week talking extensively (and very knowledgeably) on all things eCommerce. He provided plenty of top tips for eCommerce businesses to his fellow diners covering everything from mobile users, content marketing to ...
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