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

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.”

EUAN BELL

Entrepreneurship Support Officer, Imperial Enterprise Lab

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!”

RICHELLE MCNAE

Entrepreneurial Programmes Coordinator, Imperial White City Incubator

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.”

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.”

FREDDIE ODELSTIERNA

Community Support Officer, Imperial Enterprise Lab

Salt in my Soul: An Unfinished Life by Mallory Smith

“Written by my good friend before she passed away from Cystic Fibrosis. Mallory Smith was a Stanford grad and author in healthcare advocacy and social justice issues. I think entrepreneurs can learn from how she overcame extreme challenges in her life to still remain optimistic.”

VICTORIA NICHOLL

Entrepreneurship Development Manager, Imperial Enterprise Lab

Mural.co

“Virtual collaboration has rocketed in the past year and finding ways to make it engaging without a massive learning curve isn’t easy. Much more than simply a virtual white board, Mural is both scalable and tailorable and will make visual communication and decision making much easier.”

FERDINAND ORLEANS-LINDSAY

Community Manager, Imperial Enterprise Lab

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.”

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.”

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.”