WHAT IS START|ED?

For students interested in start-ups

Whether its starting your own venture or working for an early stage company this is the conference to be at!

We want to prepare you with what University couldn’t - so we’ve got 27 executives and early employees lined up to meet, speak and mentor you. Here’s what we have lined up for you :

Speakers (TED Keynote Style):

• Amiqus CEO - Entrepreneurial Scotland Rising Star 2017 - Callum Murray - “Solve a problem and create an impact”

• Social Bite Director - Alice Thompson - “Screw it to the rules - crucial entrepeneurial lessons”

• Velocity Digital CEO - Mike McGrail - “Personal marketing in the digital age”

• Administrate CEO - John Peebles

• Creator of Startup Autopsy - Maryam Mazraei - "Powerful lessons from over 100 failed startups"

• CEO Mallzee - Cally Russell - "0 - 1 Million users in less time than your degree. Lessons we've learnt along the way"

Panel Discussion:

• Future X - Co-Founder - Zoi Kantounatou

• Float App - CEO - Colin Hewitt

• MSP Edi South + Director Paper Tiger - Daniel Johnson

• Adopt An Intern - Marketing Lead - Nick Murray

• Schoolab - International Business Development - Carlota Gil Carretero

Mentors:

Adopt and Intern, Give a Grad a Go, RASA.ai, LaunchED, Mallzee, Edinburgh Careers, Appointedd, Future X, Social Bite, Startup Autopsy, Schoolab (French Incubator), Administrate, e-Placement Scotland, Swipii, Lil Pop, Neatebox, Co + Co, Float App, Uuni, Nameydo, Funzing, Whichit, Tuki Travel

Join us and get yourself #STARTUPREADY!

Start - ED was conceived and ran by a conjoined team of students from two of Edinburgh’s largest universities - Heriot Watt and University of Edinburgh. We started with the vision of getting students prepared and spreading awareness about working in dynamic environments that startups offer.