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“Got a Problem? => Get a Solution!”
(or “GAPGAS” as we like to call it!)
So what’s this “GAPGAS” malarkey all about?
– Is there something stopping your venture taking off?
– Do you need advice on your product or how to sell it?
– Want to get a feedback from a room full of experience?
=> Then “GAPGAS” is for you!
The basic premise is to help you solve your current startup problems by giving you an opportunity to briefly explain what you are struggling with to the audience, and they, along with our expert speakers, will suggest solutions for you. In essence, this will be live crowd-sourced problem-solving exercise.
This event is open to everyone, whether you’re interested in getting a problem solved; or if you don’t have any problems (lucky you!) you may just want to impart and share your years of wisdom, knowledge and experience to help your fellow startups; or you may just want to come and learn about and see what others are doing and working on.
Each month the problems we solve will be centred around a particular theme.
This month, the theme is:
‘IoT and Cyber start-ups with CISCO’ at IDEALondon
GUEST SPEAKER:
Tom Kneen
Head of Innovation Programmes in the UK & Ireland and Senior Business Development Manager.
Tom has been in the start-up world for 8 years – Cisco’s go-to representative to all major external events he is incredibly well connected in the community and the final decision maker on all applicants into the start-up programme.
PRESENTATION TITLE:
How to market your IoT or Cyber startup on a budget
SYNOPSIS:
If you are an IoT or Cyber start-up looking for professional support on how to make your business thrive and scale, join us to meet the CISCO and IDEALondon team and find out all about our unique programme.
CISCO’s head of innovation for Cisco UK & Ireland, Tom Kneen will give you the insight into the cool stuff you could get involved in with Cisco. We’ve also got IDEALondon alumni Freddie Talberg from Pie Mapping to tell us how to market your start-up on a budget. We’ll be able to answer your burning questions around taking your great IoT and Cyber ideas and turning them into a thriving business, followed by lots of time to chat, giving you the chance to meet other start-up businesses, widen your network and understand the benefits of joining the IDEALondon programme.
Bit of background on IDEALondon: It is a post accelerator that offers unique and tailored support to each start-up with strategic acceleration programmes and high-calibre mentors
WHO SHOULD JOIN THE EVENT?
Join us at the event if you are a Cyber start-up or you are working on an IoT prototype or product
AGENDA:
6.00pm – Doors open
7.00pm – Event starts with welcome from organisers
7.05pm – Presentation begins
7.30pm – Q&A
7.40pm – Open GaP?->GaS! session (your chance to get your problems solved)
8.30pm – Networking
9.30pm – Close
We do have a couple of ground rules we’d like you to abide by and which help us keep the event effective and flowing, which are as follows:
- DO state who you and your company are
- DO give context to your startup problem by giving a BRIEF synopsis of what your company does
- DO state clearly and specifically what problem you are struggling to solve
- DON’T answer back to suggestions/solutions being given (save this for the networking afterwards)
- DON’T pitch/demo your business (whether for investment, co-founders or anything else). We have otehr events for that.
Of course there will be plenty of time for networking and socialising as always afterwards and if you’re really good, we’ll even provide some food and drink.
At our GAPGAS events, we use Glisser which allows you to interact with the presentation in real time by allowing you to see the slides on y our devices (laptops, tablets, phones, etc.) as well as ask and upvote questions, make notes and much more. If you’d like to join in this event using Glisser, simply click here.
