Author: @lordlancaster

Newcastle Startup Week partners with Wolves Summit – Europe’s leading investment-focused event for startups!

January 9, 2020

Looking for investment for your tech/digital startup? If so, you need to be at the 11th Wolves Summit in Warsaw, Poland on 24-25 March 2020! Wolves Summit is Europe’s leading conference dedicated to valuable networking & matching of investors with tech businesses at various stages of development & from every relevant sector. To do this, … More Newcastle Startup Week partners with Wolves Summit – Europe’s leading investment-focused event for startups!

OMG! Geoff Ramm to keynote on Day 1 of Newcastle Startup Week 2020!

January 8, 2020

We’re delighted to announce that Geoff Ramm will be making a rare appearance in his native North East to deliver TWO talks for us on Day 1 (‘Inspiration’) of Newcastle Startup Week 2020 – his ‘Origin Story’ at the start of the day & his ‘OMG Marketing’ keynote to close the event! Geoff says: “Startup … More OMG! Geoff Ramm to keynote on Day 1 of Newcastle Startup Week 2020!

Founders’ Friday (20th December 2019)

December 11, 2019

Our Founders’ Friday events always take place on the last Friday of the month at the TusPark Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (except for this month). What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running Founders’ Friday as a way for self-employed freelancers, startup founders, micro … More Founders’ Friday (20th December 2019)

Paul Lancaster’s thoughts on ‘startups’ versus ‘scaleups’

November 25, 2019

This blog is a longer version of a Q&A interview that was published on the Bdaily website as part of their ‘Scaleup Focus Week‘ (25-29 Nov 2019). [Bdaily] There is a theory that scaleups are triggered by ‘​significant unpredictable events’ known as Black Swan trigger events. What are your thoughts on this and have you … More Paul Lancaster’s thoughts on ‘startups’ versus ‘scaleups’

‘No Deal: A Guide for Startups’ by Coadec

November 22, 2019

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) is the policy voice of UK tech startups & scaleups in Westminster, Whitehall & Brussels. Founded by Mike Butcher (TechCrunch) & Jeff Lynn (Seedrs) in 2010, Coadec has fought for a policy environment that helps early-stage British tech companies grow, scale & compete globally. The document below was … More ‘No Deal: A Guide for Startups’ by Coadec

International Men’s Day 2019: Leading by Example?

November 8, 2019

For the first time ever, Michael Owen (Always Wear Red / 50odd.co.uk / ANGELFYSH) & Paul Lancaster (Newcastle Startup Week / Plan Digital) will share the stage to reveal what it’s REALLY like to be a male ‘leader’ in 2019 (including all the highs & lows) at this FREE ‘International Men’s Day’ event hosted by … More International Men’s Day 2019: Leading by Example?