Launch48

Launch48 Melbourne returns 1-3 of June 2012

ian — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:21:05 +0000

After successful Melbourne and Sydney events in 2011, Launch48 Australia is back this year with its first event in Melbourne at the York Butter Factory on the 1st to the 3rd of June.

Buoyed by the support of our circle of past attendees, we’ve got more planned for this year, including another event in Sydney!

Tickets available now at Launch48 Melbourne and register your interest now for the upcoming Launch48 Sydney.

Launch48 alumni join Springboard and 500 Startups Accelerators

ian — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:03:11 +0000

Congratulations to Bluefields and HipSnip for recently begining their journeys in Startup Accelerator land.

HipSnip – a social shopping system – recently started their 3 month journey with Springboard, a UK-based accelerator program. They are doing extremely well and are closing deals with new clients and developing new releationships.

Bluefields – a sports management system – announced today they have been accepted into 500 Startups in USA. They only recently moved over to the US and we wish them all the best on their journey.

If you’re considering an accelerator make sure you check out Launch48′s Startup Programs page and please let Launch48 know if you’re an alumni and involved in any similar programs.

Launch48 Birmingham Meetup

ian — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:49:06 +0000

I was just informed of a Launch48 meetup in Birmingham on Thursday May the 24th, 2012.

If you have attended a Launch48 event, such as the Launch48 Birmingham event held in March 2012, this could be a great opportunity to meetup with past Launch48 people and catchup.

This isn’t a formal Launch48 event but we are excited to be helping the organisers to reach out and promote events that support the Launch48 community. If you organise a Launch48 meetup event please don’t hesitate to email us the details and we will do our best to promote it for you.

Launch48 is looking for a CEO

ian — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:31:02 +0000

Do you want to have a big impact on lots of entrepreneurs globally?

Launch48 is looking for a CEO to drive the business forward and build on its successes. If you’re entrepreneurial, like working with lots of people, have experience managing a community and running events – you may be what we’re looking for.

Launch48 is 4 years old and was started by Adil and Ian, two passionate entrepreneurs who wanted to help grass-root entrepreneurs to meet other people, mentors, and companies that could help them achieve their goals. Throughout the 4 years Launch48 has achieved a lot:

Over 1.700 attendees
Over 17 events
UK, Australia, Romania and Moldova events
Busy website and social media channels
A fantastic board made up of Resham Sohoni – CEO of Seedcamp, Hugh Chappel – investor and successful entrepreneur, and Julian Ranger – investor and successful Entrepreneur.

Adil and Ian have been running Launch48 in parallel with other ventures and it’s time Launch48 found someone to focus on it 110%, grow it, and make the most of the opportunities available to it. This is why we are looking for a CEO.

If you’d like to apply please review the CEO Role Description and apply before the 11th of May 2012.

Interviews from a range of entrepreneurs – Start Uploaded

ian — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:31:16 +0000

Recently I was told Start Uploaded, the guys behind the recent Launch48 London event video, launched their website.

It’s got some great videos on it and is really well organised. Start Uploaded is hoping to capture great entrepreneurial stories, put them online as videos, and link viewers with suppliers the entrepreneurs recommend. It’s a great idea and gives viewers a chance to take the entrepreneurs advice and use their trusted sources.

They cover a wide range of topics including:

Insight – things entrepreneurs wished they knew
Space – where to you base your startup
Legal – the best legal advisors
Design – how to approach and manage design
Accounts – the best finance advisors
Technology – managing technology
Fundraising – how to raise cash
Misc – everything else!

Visit Start Uploaded if you’re after some entertaining videos covering a wide range of topics.

You can see all the videos they have uploaded from Launch48 on the Launch48 search results page.

Looking for a co-founder? New event launching

ian — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:45:42 +0000

I heard of this great new event today being host at Google Campus next week. If you’re looking for a founder you may want to check it out:

Founders Fit helps you connect with highly talented and experienced designers, technologists and business people who are willing to embark on an entrepreneurial journey with you. We are running our first pilot at Google Campus.

Date: 25 April 2012, 6-9pm

Venue: Google Campus, 4-5 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4BX

Upcoming Conferences – Dibi, Bacon, On The Edge

ian — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:16:19 +0000

It’s clearly conference time in the UK and that means lots of great events to attend. Here is a list of upcoming events that we hope Launch48 alumni are interested in. Where possible we have secured a special discount for Launch48 readers:

Dibi Conference – Newcastle – April 17th

Design It Build It (DIBI) conference educates developers and designers in a multi-stream conference held in central Newcastle. There are only a few £299.00 tickets left for this conference as it is on Tuesday next week, but if you’re fast you may get one. They have a long list of impressive tech and creative people involved.

http://www.dibiconference.com

Bacon – London – April 20-21st

Bacon is a conference by developers, for developers. Come along to be inspired, keep up to date with the latest tech and connect to world leaders in data science, web development and hardware. If you want to hear from some of the leading startups and meet with top hackers, Bacon is the event for you. Speakers include Hilary Mason (bit.ly), Zach Holman (GitHub) and Chris Haseman (Tumblr).

Use ‘LAUNCH48′ to get a £60 discount when you signup at http://devslovebacon.com

On The Edge – London – June 21st

A one-day marketing conference and networking event with a line-up from brands including News International, Red Bull, Barclays and Wunderman.

Quote Launch48′s special promotional code ‘L48100′ to get a £100 discount on your conference ticket http://ontheedgelive.co.uk

Exeter Launch48 Summary Video

ian — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:09:08 +0000

Wow, recently Launch48 events have been a hot video topic, and Launch48 Exeter held in March was no exception. Ross Gill was on site and made an extremely high quality video summarising what Launch48 is and demonstrating what was achieved at Launch48 Exeter.

Are you thinking of coming to a Launch48 event? Don’t miss this fantastic video:

Launch48 Exeter! Summary video by Ross Gill from Inspire Conference – Launch48 on Vimeo.

Learn about social media with UCL and Launch48

ian — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:45:01 +0000

Ian Broom, founder of Launch48, has partnered with SMILE and HELO programs from UCL to run 2 social media information sessions.

The sessions are:
SMILE and HELO Social Media for Start-Ups: Understanding social media for business
Learn about the different social media channels, which are suitable for your business, and find out how other businesses are using social media.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 5:45 PM to 8:45 PM at UCL in central London

SMILE and HELO Social Media for Start-Ups: Make social media work for your business
Learn how to effectively use social media for your business, create a social media marketing plan, use different tools to manage social media depending on your businesses size, confirm if your marketing is working, and what to be mindful of as social media evolves.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 5:45 PM to 8:45 PM at UCL in central London

If you’d like to come you need to be a registered company based in London and contact Anna Thomlinson from UCL and she will be able to add you to the guest list: akt4@hotmail.com

Launch48 Exeter launched 2 new startups

ian — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:02:51 +0000

Launch48 Exeter was held last weekend at the fantastic Innovation Centre at Exeter University. The sun was shining and the team were working hard to launch their new business ideas before 5 pm on Sunday. A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors:

The results were:

Quiz with me

Status: Website live

Quiz with me aimed to enhance the experience of playing quizzes with friends through adding the use of smart phones and creating engaging challenges for players.

Based on the idea that most pub quizzes ban the use of smart phones, Rob pitched the idea of embracing the idea. Based on the number of people interested to play pub quizzes and using smart phones, they attempted to marry to the 2 into something special.

http://www.quizwithme.com

NutriMunch

Status: Live

NutriMunch is trying to make everyone healthier 1 meal plan at a time. In order to reduce the barriers to great meal plans and to encourage the public to eat healthier food, NutriMunch built a system that allows visitors to find, review, and add meal plans. Ultimately they hope to add a premium offering that includes custom meal plans from trained nutritionists and complimentary products.

Why not add your favourite meal plan now?

http://nutrimunch.com