The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users*
Global Sales Strategies for Ambitious Entrepreneurs and Sales Focused Companies, Sligo 9th-10th September 2010 networking and participant updates will be posted here in the run up to the workshop.
For a flavour of what to expext in relation to networking, learning and doing deals at Sligo, below are the entrepreneurs, companies and investors involved in previous workshops.
Participating companies at Global Sales Strategies for Ambitious Entrepreneurs, London 15th-16th April 2010 included:
Aspire Technology (UK), CarTrawler (Ireland), Ceros (UK), edocr.com (UK), Esendex (UK), Global Energy Group (UK), ICAR Vision (Spain), iexerci.se (UK), IKinema (UK), Ikonami (UK), iMotions, Inc. (Denmark/USA), Indisys (Spain), Invercaria (Andalucia), Liquid Accounts (UK), nervogrid (Finland), SimGas BV (The Netherlands), Siondo (UK), There Corporation (Finland), Videoplaza (Sweden) and Xgenta (UK).
Elevator pitch judges included representatives from:
4iP, Amadeus Capital Partners, DFJ Esprit, Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, Eden Ventures, Environmental Technology Fund, Goodwin Procter, Intel Capital, Marks & Clerk, Microsoft BizSpark, MIT Enterprise Forum of the UK, NESTA Investments, Partech International, Pentech Ventures, Seraphim Capital and Sun Startup Essentials.
Elevator pitch judges at the Global Sales Strategies for Ambitious Entrepreneurs workshop, 15th-16th June 2009, London, included:
Andrew Rhomberg txtr
Alex McCracken TTP Ventures
Iain Darroch Seraphim Capital
Reshma Sohoni seedcamp
Rob Young Orix Venture Finance
Roland Harwood NESTA
Amy Mokady Mokady Consultancy
Bindi Karia Microsoft BizSpark
Kerry Baldwin IQ Capital Partners
Catrina Holme Investor Inside
Simon Stockley Imperial College London
Mary Spillane Image Works UK
Davor Hebel Fidelity Ventures
Nenad Marovac DN Capital
Nic Brisbourne DFJ Esprit
Tony Milbourn Cognovo Ltd
Lynda Funke Cerberus European Capital Advisors
Richard Turner Catalyst Venture Partners
Uday Phadke Cartezia
Kalam Ali Capital Partners Group
Sean Seton-Rogers Former Associate at Balderton Capital
Andrew Nutter Balderton Capital
Graham O'Keeffe Atlas Venture
Owen Murphy Arrow Consulting
Anne Glover Amadeus Capital Partners
Jason Pinto Amadeus Capital Partners
Melanie Hayes 4iP
Daren Forsyth 140Characters.co.uk
Participants at the Global Sales Strategies for Ambitious Entrepreneurs workshop, 15th-16th June 2009, London, included:
Participants at the workshop include: BT Group PLC (London), Channel 4 / 4iP (London), CRFS Ltd (Cambridge), deLight Interactive (The Netherlands), DiagnoSYS Ltd (Petersfield), DN Capital (London), Eng Labels (Netherlands), EnQii Ltd (London), EuroTempest (London), Global Energy Group (Aberdeen), Gulfstream Software (Elgin), Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Inverness), Ilika Technologies Ltd (Southampton), ImobiGo Ltd (London), Intelligentflatplan.com (London), Kodak Ltd (Cambridge), Metalysis (Sheffield), mo.jo Ltd (Cambridge), New Business Venture Fund (Iceland), Oxford Entrepreneurs, PEERS (The Hague), Scratchface Ltd (London), StarLeaf Ltd (Rickmansworth), Target Group (Cardiff), University of Southampton, University of Wales, University College London, Verdande Technology AS (Norway), Youmeo.com (Coventry).