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Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder
May 22, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free
Do you want to start your own technology company, but don’t know where to begin? You are not alone. Every day millions of people go to jobs they don’t enjoy, but few do something about it. At the “Employee to Entrepreneur” event, you can hear the stories, tips, and best practices of those who left their jobs to pursue their own startup company. Listen to the experiences of people just like you that have made the transition, and discuss any questions or concerns that you have. Afterwards, attendees will have an opportunity to network with other aspiring entrepreneurs and share their ideas for feedback.
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company
- Anyone with an idea for a new business either launched inside their employer or independently
- Anyone curious about being an entrepreneur someday
- What is the difference between being an employee versus being a founder
- What to consider before becoming an entrepreneur
- How do you know when the time is right to quit
- What are the first steps in the entrepreneurial journey
- Dan Huru – CEO & Co-founder @ MeetGeek: an AI meeting assistant that records, summarizes and extracts insights from online calls. He has extensive experience in software development, team management, and Java programming.
- Alexander Leonida – Founder & CEO @ SilkFlo: Alexander is a Founder Institute graduate, and the Founder of SilkFlo, a strategy platform for companies looking to adopt, govern, plan and measure their AI and Automation solutions. Via his own consultancy, he has led multi-£million Digital Automation projects across several organizations in sectors including finance, insurance, consumer, healthcare, telecoms and retail.
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