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🌟 Calling all tech enthusiasts in our network! 🌟 An exciting opportunity awaits you! EasyA, one of the UK’s fastest-growing EdTech startups, is hosting a pitch competition and hackathon in collaboration with Ripple. With an impressive £20,000 in prize money up for grabs, this event promises to be exhilarating! 🗓️ When: April 13-14 📍 Where: Protein Studios, Shoreditch, London Past participants have caught the attention of industry giants like Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz, and have successfully secured millions in funding. This could be your moment to shine! No coding experience? No problem! This event welcomes complete beginners from all backgrounds. Whether you excel in ideation, marketing, or presenting, everyone is encouraged to participate. It's the perfect opportunity to network with industry experts and pitch your innovative ideas. Secure your spot by signing up before April 12th: link in the comments below Curious about what the pitchathon entails? Check out the wrap-up video in the comments from their last event in London. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! #womenintech #techevent #hackathon #coding #networking #pitching

Future tech founders 🚀 If you’re based in North East Scotland check out the below accelerator programme to help your progress your tech idea 💡

📣 APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW 📣 Got a great idea for a software product but not sure how to get it off the ground? Startup First Steps is a fully-funded, 13-week accelerator course, designed for those of you in the early stages of the startup journey with the goal of getting a first version of your product into the market. Find out more and apply by noon tomorrow! Link to apply in comments.

"Founders have to learn to live with the metrics every day once they push the MVP out." Thanks, Darrena Mamm, for sharing your experience with the community. I learned a lot in your online class

Join us for the FREE online event for Founders next Thursday at 6PM CET 😎 We will talk about the HOW of building a good product and support first-time founders on their journey! Questions, that founders usually ask: ❓ where do I start? ❓ a software company offered to build my MVP, is it a good idea? (usually, the answer is no - I will tell you why) ❓ how do I keep the paying customers, but grow the bigger vision? ❓ what to measure to make better decisions? ❓ how do my design flows affect user acquisition? ❓ how do I convert them into paying users? ❓ how to scale sustainably? ❓ what VCs need to give me money? Come join us to get the answers, y'all 🚀

We have a deal for you 🫵 LAST CHANCE to secure a spot in our pre-accelerator, grab a €3,000 grant, and add up to €30,000 from Junicorns. Interested? Then read more 👇 FIRSTPICK, in collaboration with Junicorns and JA Alumni Lithuania, is co-organizing the Hack4Achievement hackathon. 📅 WHEN? May 10-12 🤩 WHO CAN JOIN? Both individual attendees and teams of up to 5 members are welcome. At least one member of the team must be a Junior Achievement alumnus. All participants must be 16 years old. 💬 TOPIC: You can freely express yourself and share all your ideas; we have no specific hackathon theme. 🏆 PRIZE: The winning team secures a spot in our pre-accelerator with a €3,000 grant, plus the potential to snag up to an additional €30,000 investment from Junicorns. Alongside the main prizes, additional awards are available: METIDA is offering €500, FO Consulting group €1000, and Nasdaq €1,000. Catch the FIRSTPICK team in action: 🟣 Simona & Jurgita will present "Startups & How VCs Work," covering the unique aspects of startups versus traditional businesses, various funding avenues available to startups, and the role of venture capital in driving startup growth. 🟣 Andra will lead a discussion with Lukas Kaminskis and Tomas Moska from Turing College in "Tales of Persistence: The Journey of Turing College." They'll discuss their transformation from a small programming club to a Y Combinator-backed startup educating thousands of international students. 🟣 Jokūbas & Dmitrij will lend their expertise in speed mentoring sessions, offering personalized guidance to all hackathon teams. 🟣 Marijus, alongside a panel of judges, will evaluate the pitches and crown the winners of the hackathon. Register now and let's create something amazing together. See you! Find the registration link in the comments section down below 👇 #FIRSTPICK #hackathon #innovation

🚀 We are thrilled to announce Plug and Play Sportstech's first Batch of startups! With our founding partners, we have carefully selected a diverse group of innovative companies dedicated to pushing the boundaries of sports technology and health. Meet Our Game Changers: 1. Uplift Labs - A 3D motion capture platform that delivers AI-powered insights to optimize movement and health for athletes. 2. Spike Technologies - Integrating health and fitness data with AI analytics for groundbreaking digital health applications. 3. StadiumDrop - Enhancing fan experience with in-seat food and beverage delivery services. 4. Neursantys - Creating wearable devices that offer personalized treatments for balance issues from aging or injuries. 5. Areto Labs - Pioneering software that moderates online communities to prevent hate speech and protect brand reputation. 6. XO-NANO Smartfoam - Developing smart foam technologies that enhance safety through impact sensing. 7. Brainsafe - A concussion management app that uses diagnostics and rehabilitation programs to promote recovery. 8. Wild.AI - Leveraging unique data about women’s health to optimize athletic performance based on hormonal cycles. 9. G8RTech - Introducing a revolutionary balaclava that significantly reduces force impact, minimizing concussion risks. 10. Nanochon - A novel approach to treating knee cartilage damage using 3D printing technologies. 11. Splendo - Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness to improve individual health and longevity. These companies have been selected for their potential to transform the sports and health industries through innovation and advanced technology. Each brings a unique solution to pressing challenges, from improving athlete safety and performance to enhancing fan experiences and personal health. If you'd like to learn more about any of these startups, please feel free to reach out to me! #Sportstech #Innovation #Startups #HealthTech #SportsTech #InvestInInnovation

Kicking off Day 1 of our 2023 highlight series is our founder spotlight! 🔍 The EasyA builders who launched their startups with us this year were truly incredible 🎉 From serial founders with over $1B in exits to PhDs at Harvard to legendary software engineers, our hackathon teams raised millions from a16z, YC, Polygon Labs and more world-class VCs 💸 If you’re trying to scout the world’s next Web3 unicorns, then you’re in the right place. Just scroll through our LinkedIn feed and see what they’re building! 😉 Wondering exactly what these incredible builders launched in 2023, and how they’re going to change the world in 2024? Make sure to follow us for Day 2 of our 2023 highlights - we’re posting it same time tomorrow! ✅

Inventures 2024 is just around the corner! Come and join me, Iran Karimian, Clinton Senkow, EMBA, Zack Storms and Andrea Barzetti at our session, Playbooks for Growth: Innovative Approaches for Scaling Start-Ups, while you're there. #Inventures2024

How I Judge Early-Stage Startup Pitch Competitions: --- The Problem: Have they convinced us the problem they set out to solve is real - worthy of a business? --- The Solution: Is their solution to the problem sufficiently unique from what's available today or, if not, do they have a distinct point of difference that will attract customers? --- Founder confidence: From a potential investor's perspective - do they have a grasp of the industry, grasp of business, ability to be convincing, ability to lead this startup to success. --- Investible: Likelihood - given all that was shared in the pitch - someone would invest in this startup. Good luck founders! https://lnkd.in/eZtiX4JM