This group was created to provide a place to get together and talk about the Lean Startup methodology. Following the first Leancamp, which brought world-leading thinkers in related areas to London, we have expanded to explore connected disciplines which give us global competitive advantage in the UK. We look at how Lean Startup relates to some key UK and European strengths, such business model innovation, service design, design strategy, bootstrapping and visual thinking, among others.  We are …

I'm a partner in Buckworth Solicitors specialising in startups and small businesses. I have set up this group as a forum to provide peer2peer legal advice to start-ups in London. I believe that there is a core of legal knowledge that can and should be shared for free.  I'm planning to hold monthly meetups initially focussing on one relevant legal topic at each meetup. Any start-up in London (or elsewhere) is welcome to join. Hashtag #freelegal  

I've never thought of working with startups but a friend of mine has convinced me to do so. Therefore, I'd like to find out - jointly with the meetup community - what is the most important factor that makes starting entrepreneurs struggle and suffer. To me it's important to exchange experiences and hints from inside the affected community, not just re-chew what we read every day in the blogs and news. Everybody thinking of starting a business or in the process of starting up should join and acti …

Techmeetups.com launched the London Silicon Roundabout meetup group in Dec 2010 and since this has become the fastest growing group in this part of London.  We started this group in order to bring together startups, entrepreneurs, investors, techies and webbies in and around London's Silicon Roundabout. Anyone who is thinking about starting their own software or web company and wants to bounce ideas off each other and meet potential partners or investors are welcome to join this group!   We …

The CoFounders in London Meetup aims to tackle the current challenge of disconnected early stage networks and aims to connect crucial startup founders and partners together. There's always that one key person we all want for our game-changing idea or venture. That added skillset we currently don't have. Well, CoFounders in London is the space where we hope to connect each of us with that partner, stakeholder or cofounder we so greatly require. We plan to organise monthly events where tech guys w …

There has never been a more exciting time to be part of the UK’s startup scene, but something seems amiss. Sure, we all enjoy celebrating other entrepreneur's successes, whether they have achieved epic growth, closed seed rounds or raise VC, but we’re all far too ashamed of the bad days. Failboat London is here to fix that. If one of the keys to startup success lies in validated learning, then we should be proud of our failures, sharing them with one another and growing a stronger, more agile ec …

This is a group for people starting, thinking of starting there own venture and would like to learn about how to go about branding their company. People also wanting to rebrand may find this of use and those with a small to medium sized company who do not have access to a marketing or advertising agency. Branding encompasses: design, advertising, marketing, service proposition and the culture of your company. The aim of the group is to look at and understand the individual components that make u …

Welcome to Space Entrepreneurs. Space Entrepreneurs is a high quality and informal meet-up for existing and aspiring members of the entrepreneur community focused on space and space-related ventures in the UK. It is also a place where investors, research scientists and engineers can join entrepreneurs to help turn plans into reality, discuss opportunities, and bring completely new ideas to the table. I decided to start this meetup because I felt there was no physical point of contact for the bur …

… The purpose of this group is therefore to build up a broad community of both investors (angel, super-angel, VC, private equity) and entrepreneurs (startup, seed, growth phase) to recognize, discuss, celebrate, and promote contrarian business in all its forms. Vive la contrarienité! So if your vision of the business world around you stands quite apart from other people's, then come and join us - this is the forum for you! Roughly once a month, we aim to hold a post-work / early-evening meet …

Venture Lab on Getting Investment Ready Genius Incubator in association with The PE VC Club of LBS invites early-stage and growth-stage entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, LBS students and alumni to their Venture Lab.

Like many people, we really want to work in, and create startups in the tech industry. Prestart aims to provide a regular space for budding entrepreneurs to meet up in the evening and work on their startup ideas. Everyone attending must be willing to share their ideas. This is the place to meet a co-founder, try out a concept, and decide if you really want to push ahead and make a real product. Prestart is all about helping people who have full-time jobs, but don’t have lots of cash to risk …

… Using a combination of Lean Startup, The Four Steps to Epiphany, Crossing the Chasm, and Miller Heimann methodologies, at the end of the programme you will: Have pivoted several times and aligned your target market with your product development Defined your business model and extracted KPIs that measure your business growth Sat with potentail customers and gottent their feedback Sat with potential customers and engaged in selling Developed a robust go-to-market strategy Begun executing that str …

… Originally founded in San Francisco in November 2009, this group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures. Please also check out our blog at http://hackshackers.com Help us build the future of media!

As a new entrepreneur looking for finance and support to grow a venture, I noticed there's not much of a collaborative or hands on network or platform for business support for entrepreneurs or to source right types of finance to develop and grow. The main purpose for the group is to share on best practices, learn from the best in the sector and to create an 'ecosystem' of regional networks of advisory support team of investors and experts in finance & business planning, sales and marketing, coac …

We are an enthusiastic group of entrepreneurs, investors and people involved with startup companies. We are dedicated to helping each other succeed by leveraging the knowledge, talent and resources of our group members. We hold meetings to provide relevant information in the form of speaker events, seminars and workshops. We encourage networking and we help members showcase their business to attract new talent and funding for their startups. ->Maybe you're an entrepreneur with a recently funded …

If you run a small or new business (I do: foodity.com), you probably think a lot about: What the general economic outlook is like for the UK. What the implications are for consumer sentiment, investor sentiment (particularly VCs and Angels if you are a start-up) and bank lending policies. What you should be doing to prepare for likely changes in the economy. Big, established companies spend millions getting economic forecasters to outline the scenarios in prospect, and getting financial …