In this special episode of #CamTechPod, recorded with a live audience during #CamTechWeek, we talk to guests Ray Anderson, Executive Chair of Bango and Marc Rodríguez Garcia, CTO of Xampla about how to scale smarter, not harder. We talk about two huge components of successfully scaling. Firstly, we hear about the inflection points that have signalled key points in the scale up journey, how to set targets, adapt structures, and even how to take a company public. Both Ray and Marc also share thoughtful advice on the second topic - culture and leadership. How do you navigate from startup to scaleup whilst not losing the culture and people dynamics? How does your personal leadership style changes? and, when do you know it’s time for changes to be made in the leadership team? We have audience questions before challenging Ray and Marc to answer what they are most proud of, and what they’d go back and change if they did it all again – you’ll need to tune in to find out what they said! Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 The Cambridge Union, Cambridge Tech Week, QPT, Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd, Ilyas Khan, KSG, Quantinuum, Tony Quested, Business Weekly newspaper #BusinessWeeklyAwards, Aleksandra Pedraszewska, David Moore, Scott White, Alexandra French, Victoria Johnson, VET.CT, Jasmin Bannister, Simon Thorpe
Cambridge Tech Podcast
Technology, Information and Internet
All things tech from the heart of the UK’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation #CamTechPod
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Cambridge Tech Podcast covers all things tech from the heart of the UK’s tech capital, Europe’s biggest technology cluster, and one of the most respected tech and Innovation hubs in the world. Subscribe via CambridgeTechPodcast.com Hosted by James Parton and Faye Holland, the duo talk tech with a full house of experts and personalities exploring this exciting ecosystem, sharing insights and opinions, and bringing you all the latest on the innovators, the innovations, the game changers and the fundraiser. Cambridge’s strong startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship builds on the city’s long history of invention: the reflecting telescope, the hovercraft, the pacemaker, IVF, DNA, the pregnancy predictor test, wireless Internet, inkjet printing, Bluetooth, smart meters, round teabags and, of course, good old Alexa (to name but a few). Around 61,000 people are employed by more than 5,000 knowledge-intensive firms in the area, with a combined annual revenue of over £15.5 billion. Unsurprisingly, Cambridge receives four times the amount of tech investment per head than London and boasts more patents published per resident than any other in the UK. As managing director of Cambridge’s premier tech hub, The Bradfield Centre, James Parton is well placed to talk tech in a fast-growing world of co-working, incubation and accelerators. His 25 years in tech includes executive roles at BT, O2, Telefonica, and Twilio. At Twilio, James was the company’s first hire outside of the US, building the EMEA business from scratch to IPO, and running it for its first five years. Entrepreneur Faye Holland is a well-known protagonist on the Cambridge tech startup circuit - as creator of the #21toWatch innovation awards, which spotlights and promotes the outstanding innovators and innovations from the east of England, and as founder of multi-award-winning PR & communications consultancy, cofinitive, which promotes innovative and disruptive early-stage tech startups and scaleups.
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MD The Bradfield Centre | Co-Founder of DevRel.Agency | Co-Author of Developer Relations (Apress 2021) | Co-host of Cambridge Tech Podcast
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We’ve spotted a few of our #CamTechPod guests at Cambridge Tech Week #InnovationAlley SuperSharp , HutanBio , Boutros Bear Hybrid Healthcare, sAInaptic, Cambridge Kinetics, Infersens, Cambridge Vision Technology, Farbod Shakouri Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts, and hear about all the Innovation coming out of #Cambridge #CamTechWeek
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“How to scale like a tech titan!” – gosh that’s a big title for a big subject for our live episode at #CamTechWeek – we’re so excited!! Find out what Ray Anderson, Executive Chair of Bango and Marc Rodríguez Garcia, CTO of Xampla have to say about how to scale smarter, not harder. Tune in this Sunday on your chosen podcast platform. Apple podcast: https://ow.ly/Qc7G50Tg6GX Spotify: https://ow.ly/ftCV50Tg6H0 Amazon Music: https://ow.ly/euGq50Tg6GZ YouTube: https://ow.ly/ms9V50Tg6GY #CamTechPod
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We love that #CamTechWeek is off to a great start! For those who didn't make the sessions today, here's a link to a comprehensive 'ecosystem' map and links to all the organisations listed. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/eCdMFnf4 PS Don't forget to sign up to #Cambridge Tech Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts 🙌
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In this episode we talk more about the business than ‘tech’ so get ready for a super interesting conversation with the person behind a successful Cambridge portfolio business. As the founder and now Executive Chair we caught up with Ciaron Dunne who talked to us about: • Growing up with business in mind • Doing ‘everything’ in startups • The importance of luck and good judgement • Having excitement and passion for what you’re doing (even Bingo!) • Being inherently commercial, and • Doing recruitment a little differently. Ciaron talks to us about Genie Ventures which includes Broadband Genie, Genie Goals and Genie Shopping, and celebrates the importance of team and doing the right thing. And I think we can all aspire to be the ‘last click’ – you’ll have to tune in to find out more. Find us on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 University of Cambridge, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, David Sharp, International Workplace, Paul Goodwin, Philip Wilkinson, Luca Senatore, Emily Long, Eliza Vlachou, Warrick Lambert, #CamTechPod In this week’s news and updates: Jamie Quested, Business Weekly newspaper, #21toWatch, Georgina Leadley, BioTryp Therapeutics, VyperCore, Riverlane, The Trinity Bradfield Prize, Cambridge Tech Week, The Bradfield Centre, Cambridge Vision Technology, Ignota Labs, Neuro XR, VBuddies - Metaverse Tech Ltd. HutanBio, Antler Bio, Virilitas Labs, Cambridge Electric Cement, SuperSharp, Cambridge Management Consulting , Mishcon de Reya LLP
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For 25 years Ciaron Dunne has been at the helm of Genie Ventures – a highly successful ecommerce company based in Cambridge. Tune in to the next episode where Ciaron talks to us about making mistakes, trying things, hiring, culture and carving your own path. #CamTechPod
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Read all about our latest episode featuring Jason Mashinchi of Cambridge Kinetics. We explore his journey from a young coder to a tech entrepreneur and his new AI-powered product, Kinebase. The episode is packed with insights on starting a tech company, the importance of practical problem-solving in business, and how AI can revolutionise traditional CRM systems.
Revolutionising Business Operations with AI: A Deep Dive with Jason Mashinchi of Cambridge Kinetics
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Hot off the press, we have a company soft launching right now with a database approach that is needed by most SMEs to improve their efficiency. Entrepreneurship started at school for this week’s guest, amplified by family connections in building tech businesses, and we’re thrilled to talk to Jason Mashinchi, Managing Director at Cambridge Kinetics. Jason talks to us about the rationale for creating Kinabase – an AI alternative to traditional databases and how they are using the power of AI to eliminate the cumbersome and costly development previously required with incumbent alternatives. Jason also shares some of the lessons learned along the way, including: • Selling expertise vs going down the funding route • Leveraging grant funding • Disrupting a market that hasn’t changed for decades • Starting a company straight from university and the lessons along the way • The importance of being well-networked, and • Mentoring and paying it forward. See it to believe it, and watch a tailored system being built before your eyes! And if you’re in the Creative Industries, there may even be funding available for Jason to help you! Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 #CamTechPod University of York, Philips Research, Cambridge Design Partnership, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, Philip Mashinchi, Cambridge Support, Innovate UK, St John's Innovation Centre Ltd, Kirsten Masson, Chris Ellis, impulse, Maxwell Centre In this week’s news and updates: Kathryn Chapman, Innovate Cambridge, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cambridge Tech Week, Ray Anderson, Bango, Marc Rodríguez Garcia, Xampla, Muhunthan Thillai, Qureight, Sifted, VividQ, Foresight Group, GameTech Ventures, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments (RGI), Darran Milne, GScan #CamTechWeek
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If you’ve ever had to wrangle with spreadsheets or are traumatised with the idea (or experience) of a large CRM system, then this episode is for you. Cambridge startup Cambridge Kinetics’s founder Jason Mashinchi joins us to talk about how the company is on a mission. Find Cambridge Tech Podcast on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://ow.ly/IA5450T7aLQ Spotify: https://ow.ly/t6O950T7aLS Amazon Music: https://ow.ly/Zkop50T7aLO YouTube: https://ow.ly/Tgnk50T7aLP #CamTechPod
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In our new article, read about Riverlane's recent $75m Series C fundraising from COO Rebecca Simmons. Packed with insights, the article includes the fundraising process, scaling operations and embracing new challenges, global expansion and ecosystem engagement, and Bek's experience of moving from academia to entrepreneurship. #Quantum #Startup #Fundraising #Scaling #SeriesC #Venture #VC #FemaleFounder #COO #Operations #Expansion #Entrepreneurship #Cambridge
Unlocking Quantum Potential: A Conversation with Riverlane's COO, Bek Simmons
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