After running two 5-day ‘Newcastle Startup Week‘ festivals for over 600 people in May 2017 and 2018, we’re also now hosting monthly Founders’ Friday events on the last Friday of every month.
Founders’ Friday lunch photo by Steven Brunton
What’s it all about?
The purpose of Founders’ Friday is to provide a regular home for new, existing & potential business startup founders in the North East to come together with members of the wider business community to share knowledge, gain feedback & support one another.
Taking place at the new Tuspark Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, the format for Friday 31st August is as follows:
9am-10am: Hot-desking / co-working / networking
10am-11am: ‘Insights Briefing’ (short talks & presentations on opportunities in the Newcastle, North East & UK business community)
- Paul Lancaster (Founder, Plan Digital & Newcastle Startup Week)
- Andrea Freeman (Founder, STEAMD Symposium)
- Laura Partridge (Innovation Champion, Great Exhibition of the North)
- Wil Benton & Gabi Matic (Ignite)
- Jonny Gray (Arrow Project, Newcastle University)
11am-11.30am: Coffee / Tea Break
11.30am-12.30pm: ‘Startup Show & Tell’ (an opportunity for local startups to demo what they’re working on at the moment, ask for feedback & offers of support)
- Manoj Ranaweera (Founder & CEO, Techcelerate)
- Kimberley Stacey (TISKA London)
- Johnson Fernandes (Equiwatt)
- Meg Ellis (Jetpack)
12.30pm-1.30pm: Lunch (sponsored by Mincoffs)
1.30pm-3pm: Guest speakers, masterclasses, workshops & breakout sessions on a range of topics including sales, marketing, business development, funding, leadership, wellbeing, building a team & more. This month’s speakers are:
- Antony Hall (Mincoffs)
- Nevil Tynemouth (Founding Director, New Results Ltd)
3pm-4pm: Hot-desking / co-working / networking
4pm-5pm: Drinks at a nearby pub/bar!
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