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Entrepreneurship essentials
Entrepreneurship essentials Looking for a inspiring podcast, a handy collaboration tool or a page-turning book to fuel your entrepreneurial fire? Check out these recommendations from Imperial’s Entrepreneurship team.
REBECCA COVEY Community & Marketing Manager, Imperial College Advanced Hackspace
EUAN BELL Entrepreneurship Support Officer, Imperial Enterprise Lab
RICHELLE MCNAE Entrepreneurial Programmes Coordinator, Imperial White City Incubator
Found & Flourish “Found and Flourish connects female founders and women in business in what can sometimes be a lonely landscape. A community offering support, friendship and empowerment.”
WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork “This podcast is an insightful and entertaining look at WeWork and its enigmatic CEO, and how everything went wrong for the company. The short, sharp episodes also mean you’ll be through it in no time!”
The Full Ratchet “This is a great podcast to get some insider knowledge on how the top investors across the world make decisions – everything from how they find deals to hot industries and tips on how they evaluate startups.”
FREDDIE ODELSTIERNA Community Support Officer, Imperial Enterprise Lab
VICTORIA NICHOLL Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Imperial Enterprise Lab
FERDINAND ORLEANS-LINDSAY Community Manager, Imperial Enterprise Lab
Salt in my Soul: An Unfinished Mural.co Life by Mallory Smith “Virtual collaboration has rocketed “Written by my good friend before in the past year and finding ways she passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. to make it engaging without a Mallory Smith was a Stanford grad massive learning curve isn’t easy. and author in healthcare advocacy Much more than simply a virtual and social justice issues. I think white board, Mural is both scalable entrepreneurs can learn from how and tailorable and will make visual she overcame extreme challenges in communication and decision her life to still remain optimistic.” making much easier.”
The Hood Entrepreneur “People often forget that entrepreneurship is not just about success but about dealing with failure and overcoming it. I can personally relate to this, growing up in a London estate, as well as many people from similar backgrounds that refuse to be a victim of their environment.”
CAMILLE RELTIEN Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager, Imperial Enterprise Lab Stanford Seminars – Build the Right It “Search for this talk on YouTube. You won’t regret it! This is my favourite talk this year, both funny and educational, from ‘Doctor of Failosophy’ Alberto Savoia, Innovation Agitator Emeritus at Google.” BEN MUMBY-CROFT Director, Imperial Enterprise Lab The Founder’s Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman “A fantastic overview of the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them based on quantitative data from almost 10,000 founders. People problems are the leading cause of failure in startups. This book offers evidence-based solutions.”
HITEN THAKRAR Programme Manager, MedTech SuperConnector The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington “Being more effective and the ability to execute against your goals is the difference between achieving success and just a pipe dream wish. The 12 Week Year takes a ‘no excuse’ approach to practically deliver against your biggest goals and ambitions.”
Issue 3 / 2020–21
The magazine for innovators & entrepreneurs D/srupt
