Back to the future
It might seem a little odd that one of the first things I was asked to do as Futurist-in-Residence at the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Business School was to look backwards. But considering where things have come from can be … Continued
EnterpriseTECH Inventor Diaries: Dr David Hampton
I recently participated as a co-inventor on EnterpriseTECH. The student team who worked on our project helped us develop a market, business, and investment case for our innovative ‘Smart Cerebral Shunt’, a novel medical device to improve care for patients … Continued
EnterpriseTECH Student Diaries: Emily Clements
As a PhD student in Neuroimaging, my work focuses on the Neuroscience of Entrepreneurship. Debate still exists over whether entrepreneurs are born or made, so my research aims to uncover if there is something different in the brains of those … Continued
Venture Voices: Lamina POP
I’m Sebastian Swezey, the CEO and founder of Lamina POP. Growing up in Guatemala, I became aware of the extensive grasp that poverty held over much of society. Despite being born into a relatively well-off family, the contrast between my … Continued
CAMentrepreneurs – connecting entrepreneurial alumni across the world
CAMentrepreneurs supports business and social entrepreneurship among alumni, current students and others, not just in Cambridge but around the world. My post covers the “Why?” “What” and “How?” of CAMentrepreneurs, the value it brings, and how to get involved. Why? While the alumni of … Continued
“Your valuation seems a little aggressive…”
Valuing a business is not a simple science, but it is as necessary as it is frustrating for entrepreneurs as they develop their businesses and especially important when they are looking for investment. For new ventures which are pre-revenue or … Continued
Impact and engagement at Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre
Each of our research centres has unique ways to engage with non-academic organisations and, through that, to generate real world impact. This month we decided to share with you the work of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School. … Continued
Coaching as a leadership strategy
The first time I got in contact with coaching was more than 20 years ago. At the time, I worked for an international company, which wanted to grow its European business. We engaged a Coaching team to develop our culture … Continued
Venture Voices: Myriam Ouberai, Founder of Spirea
I am Myriam Ouberai, CEO and Founder of Spirea. Our venture has developed an exciting and flexible new approach to building antibody drug conjugate (ADC) cancer therapeutics that allows more drug payload to be specifically directed to tumour cells. This … Continued
Ignite Innovators: Joseph McElmeel, Founder of TeamCreator
After exiting my first start-up six years ago, I achieved an MBA at the University of Edinburgh (2014-2015). During my time in Edinburgh, I shared the idea of SymbaSync and was introduced to my technical Co-founder by the University’s commercialisation … Continued