Startup Kitchen #1

Welcome to the first-ever Startup Kitchen event. We are creating an inclusive and safe space for startups to practise their pitch and get valuable help from the entrepreneurial community on specific business problems. We aim to bring entrepreneurs together and create a supportive startup community.

The concept:
We will be welcoming startups to the stage for 20 minutes each. They will be invited to do a three-minute pitch, then ask their question or “problem” to the audience.

The audience will fill out feedback forms on the 3-minute pitches, including valuable tips and the opportunity to leave their details if they would like to connect.

The audience and founder will then come together and brainstorm on how to solve the startups’ problem. This could range from getting inbound sales, hiring the right staff, diversifying their products or even making the best cold-call speech!

Rules of play

• This event is inclusive and open. Any questions asked from the entrepreneurs should be answered using constructive answers.
• The audience aims to give the entrepreneurs valuable opinions and tips that they can implement into their business.
• The entrepreneurs will not be selling to the audience: Their aim is to practice their pitch and get valuable feedback on their business problem.

18:00 - Arrival and network
18:30 - 3-minute pitch and question
18:50 - 3-minute pitch and question
19:10 - 3-minute pitch and question
19:30 - Drinks, food and network
20:15 - End

Pitches:
Dana Lattouf, CEO of Tickitto AI – a global API for ticket to travel-related experiences and live entertainment. In late 2017, Dana was one of two people to receive the University of Bath’s Innovation Grant, allowing her to turn away from a career in Technology and Strategy consulting and plunge into entrepreneurship. In 2019, NatWest Business recognised Tickitto as one of the Top 10 businesses in the Southwest of England and Wales.

Ash Phillips and Abby Scarborough, founders of Yena. Born and raised just outside of Bristol, Ash started his first business after dropping out of uni. In wanting to find like-minded peers, Ash ran a small meetup for just a few people in Bristol which became Yena. Ash & co-founder Abby now run Yena as the modern membership organisation for startups, providing business benefits via a small, monthly subscription, still running free meetups, now for over 4,000 people across 21 cities and 9 countries. This, though, is just the beginning. Yena has grand plans & challenges ahead...

Kate Dimbleby and Rupert Howe are co-founders of Stornaway, a new platform that allows people to create non-linear media stories that viewers can interact with. Kate has 25 years experience as an executive producer, creative entrepreneur, writer and performer in live production event management. Rupert's background is in a convergence of TV, film and technology, interactive and web video pioneer. He has consulted leading digital video projects for clients including BBC, Disney, IPG, News UK and FT...