Tech Meetup - Edinburgh

The sun came out to shine on the August Tech Meetup at FanDuel ☀️ 📣 I interrupt the regular tech meetup summary broadcasting with a quick announcement: 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀! Do you have a tech demo you'd like to show off? Do you have a deeply tech focused topic that you'd like to talk about? We are on the hunt for speakers. If you think this could be you or someone you know please message Viktoria Kampbell 📣 Thank you to everyone who came out to one of our best events yet 🥳 Selby Cary played The High-Growth Tech Start-Up game with us (which you can play too! https://lnkd.in/dcnmh_FN) Hamish Geddes gave us a detailed walk through of the Lenz Labs platform Harry Williams shared information around increasing confidence in data We had sun, pizza, drinks, and a group of amazing people for some great networking! See you all next month! 📅 Date: 3 September ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 9 PM 📍 Location: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh 🎟️ https://lu.ma/3o9kblza #startup #startupfounders #techmeetup #edinburghtech #scottishtech #edinburghmeetup #founder #founderevents Viktoria Kampbell 👋 Erin Donnelly

The final official Tech Meetup of 2024! I can't believe we are at that time already! There are a few more tickets left so be sure to grab yours! 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: 📱 - Please be sure to have your QR code ready at the door 🍕 - Pizza will arrive around 6. Please give the facilities space while they set up and wait for the OK from the FanDuel team or the Tech Meetup Hosts before grabbing a slice of ‘za! 🚮 - Please help us keep the space clean and put your rubbish and recycling in the appropriate containers when you are done and put your beer/wine glasses by the sink when you’re done with them. 🛗 - At 8:30 our team will start ushering you towards the elevators. To ensure we are out of the space when the event ends please work with us to take a spot by the elevator. Enjoying your conversations? Have no fear! You can continue your conversations at Fountainbridge Fox, a pub 2 blocks away! 🍻 We look forward to seeing you next week! 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 5 Nov 2024 ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/vodop8rq 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Activate Agency Scaleup Lessons #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary 👋 Erin Donnelly

🚨 Tech demo speaker is in! Time to get your tickets 🎫 Miriam Khenissi of Perkbox will be talking about "From AR Filters to Product Success: Lessons in Agility, Data, and Momentum" 🅳🅴🆂🅲🆁🅸🅿🆃🅸🅾🅽 This talk will explore the technical and creative process behind developing a viral AR filter and the parallel lessons that can be implemented in any product. Key lessons will include strategies for rapid prototyping, data-driven iteration, and maintaining momentum. Additionally, the talk will demonstrate how these insights have been applied to products, providing practical takeaways for leveraging technology and creativity in building successful digital products. 🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆈🅾🆄 🆆🅸🅻🅻 🅻🅴🅰🆁🅽 ➳ How an AR flter for social media is built (SparkAR & Effect house / node coding) ➳ Strategies for rapid prototyping, iterating, and refining products based on user feedback. ➳ The importance of maintaining momentum and innovation in a fast-paced tech environment. ➳ Real-world examples of applying lessons from side projects to broader product challenges. 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 5 Nov 2024 ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/vodop8rq 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Scaleup Lessons Activate Agency #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup #AR #product Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary 👋 Erin Donnelly

Are you in Data, Product, or the general tech space? Are you looking to elevate your career? Then you're going to want eyes on the next event that our wonderful sponsors (FanDuel) have coming up! 🔑 Key Details 🔑 🆃🅰🅻🅺 🆃🅸🆃🅻🅴: Elevate Your Career with FanDuel + DataKirk 🅳🅴🆂🅲🆁🅸🅿🆃🅸🅾🅽 This is an event in partnership with DataKirk on the topic of Elevating Your Career. Our panel of speakers will talk about their own career experience in Tech, Data, and Product and answer questions from the audience. Whether you're starting out in the industry or already established, this event will provide ample opportunity to network, hear from experts, and make connections. This event is part of the DataKirk Ethnic Minority Fringe Festival, aiming to celebrate the contributions of and platform the voices of those from ethnic minority backgrounds. 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday 29th October ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: FanDuel office Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lnkd.in/dMrXhRUZ #edinburghtech #fanduelb #scottishtech 👋 Erin Donnelly

📣 The KeyNote speaker for the final Tech Meetup of 2024 has been confirmed! 📣 Have you got your tickets? Introducing 🥁 Rory Buchanan 👷 - AskVinny 🆃🅰🅻🅺 🆃🅸🆃🅻🅴: Raising money for a tech startup: A beginners guide. 🅳🅴🆂🅲🆁🅸🅿🆃🅸🅾🅽 Rory raised his pre-seed from top UK funds and angels this year while building his company, AskVinny. This talk is for anyone else looking to raise money for the first time, learn what it takes to do that or determine whether venture capital is right for their startup.  🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆈🅾🆄 🆆🅸🅻🅻 🅻🅴🅰🆁🅽 ➳ Introduction to Rory & Vinny ➳ The fundamentals: what materials to prepare before you start and how to know you’re ready.  ➳ How I found, approached and pitched my startup to Angels and Venture ➳ The soft skills that helped  ➳ 3 key tips I’m implementing to make it easier next time around.  🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 5 Nov 2024 ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/vodop8rq 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Scaleup Lessons Activate Agency #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup #startupfunding #investment Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary 👋 Erin Donnelly

Thank you to everyone who came out to the October Tech Meetup last week! 𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: ➳ Eunice IretiOluwa Olukitibi from FanDuel talked to us about Driving Promotional Marketing And Scaling At Peak Periods ➳ Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa showed us her platform Simpli in her demo about Improving Broker Efficiency with AI Agents ➳ Borislav Borisov from TableSense gave us great insights From Startup to Scale-Up: The Human Stories Behind Success ➳ Dean Makwarimba lead the helm brilliantly as our guest host for October. Our next months event is live on the Startup Founders Tech Meetup Calendar (Along with some other great events) 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 5 November ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/vodop8rq 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Scaleup Lessons Activate Agency BlackRock #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary

There are a few tickets left for tomorrows meetup, don’t miss out! 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀:  📱 - Please be sure to have your QR code ready at the door  🍕 - Pizza will arrive around 6. Please give the facilities space while they set up and wait for the OK from the FanDuel team or the Tech Meetup Hosts before grabbing a slice of ‘za!  🚮 - Please help us keep the space clean and put your rubbish and recycling in the appropriate containers when you are done and put your beer/wine glasses by the sink when you’re done with them.  🛗 - At 8:30 our team will start ushering you towards the elevators. To ensure we are out of the space when the event ends please work with us to take a spot by the elevator. Enjoying your conversations? Have no fear! You can continue your conversations at Fountainbridge Fox, a pub 2 blocks away! 🍻 We look forward to seeing you next week! 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 1 October ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/hbdj6o4e 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Activate Agency Scaleup Lessons BlackRock #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary Dean Makwarimba

Help me in giving our October host a warm welcome! 💙 Dean Makwarimba of BlackRock has volunteered to help run the meetup next week. The Tech Meetup is an event for the community run by members of the community 🙌🏽 See you all next week! 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 1 October ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/hbdj6o4e 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Activate Agency Scaleup Lessons BlackRock #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary Dean Makwarimba

📣 Tech demo speaker is in! Time to get your tickets 🎫 Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa (Simpli) will be showcasing the Simpli platform. 🆃🅰🅻🅺 🆃🅸🆃🅻🅴: Improving Broker Efficiency with AI Agents 🅳🅴🆂🅲🆁🅸🅿🆃🅸🅾🅽 In this talk, I’ll present how AI agents can transform the insurance industry, specifically for the market review process performed by insurance intermediaries. I’ll present the platform we have developed, SimpliAI, and showcase our AI Agent for market analysis. The session will include a live demo, highlighting the product's main features and advantages. 🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆈🅾🆄 🆆🅸🅻🅻 🅻🅴🅰🆁🅽 ➳ The process of creating and using AI agents solutions ➳ How AI Agent can streamline workflow ➳ Ways AI improves broker efficiency and decision-making ➳ Main features of Simpli's AI products 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 1 October ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/hbdj6o4e 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Activate Agency Scaleup Lessons BlackRock #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup #AIAgents

1 October is coming up! Time to get your tickets 👏 Speaker and Topic are in 🔍 ⮕ Meet Borislav Borisov of TableSense 🆃🅰🅻🅺 🆃🅸🆃🅻🅴: From Startup to Scale-Up: The Human Stories Behind Success 🅳🅴🆂🅲🆁🅸🅿🆃🅸🅾🅽 We will dive into the often overlooked yet critical human element of scaling a startup, especially through multiple acquisitions. While numbers and growth metrics tend to dominate conversations about success, the real driving force behind any startup's journey is its people. From navigating cultural shifts to maintaining team cohesion amidst rapid change, this talk highlights the personal experiences, challenges, and triumphs of the individuals who helped shape the company’s path. 🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆈🅾🆄 🆆🅸🅻🅻 🅻🅴🅰🆁🅽 ➳ Team cohesion in turbulent times ➳ Respecting people’s boundaries and utilising their strengths ➳ Maintaining a robust tech stack with minimal disruption ➳ Challenges in moving forward with focus on enhanced customer experience ➳ Learnings we take forward when building TableSense 🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃 🅳🅴🆃🅰🅸🅻🆂 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 1 October ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Get your tickets 🎟️ through this link here! https://lu.ma/hbdj6o4e 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: FanDuel Activate Agency Scaleup Lessons BlackRock #startup #founder #foundermeetup #scottishtech #edinburghtech #startupmeetup #meetup #techmeetup #CEO #CEOJourney #scaleup Viktoria Kampbell Selby Cary Dean Makwarimba