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A weekly blog post about an insider glance of a 3-months journey into a startup accelerator.
We are finishing week 2 of Springboard. We are in the “shape” phase: the objective is to refine the value proposition of our business idea.
Are we building something unique? Which problem/need are we actually solving/fullfilling?
The best way to figure this out is to confront smart and experienced people with our vision. This is what we have been doing for the last 10 days in what looks like a speed-dating for startups: 20 min with a mentor, 10-12 mentors a day. Mentors range from experienced startup entrepreneurs, VC’s, angels, industry specialists, etc. We have now talked to 90 different people. Here is some of the comments:
- “Aaah the Belgian team, I’ve heard about you guys; I really like what you are doing!”
Discover our official video: it’s new, it’s fresh and we LOVE it!
There’s so much content being slung around the internet. In our struggle to distill meaningful bits from the multiple feeds, I see opportunity in fostering offline experiences to help bring connectivity full circle.
Connecting online tools to offline communities speaks to a larger trend—a growing value for face-to-face interaction. We invest in technologies that connect people online, but the hope is that these connections will improve our quality of life offline.
Name: Victor & Rob X Passion: Coffee
Kicktable is thriving to be an inspiration and discovery platform. We are here to get you inspired and excited by the possibilities of life. Every week, we interview the most passionate people who are doing what they love and we ask them very simple questions.
Meet Victor and Rob, founders of DunneFrankowski , hosting a coffee tasting experience on Kicktable in London.
In one sentence: who are you?
A creative coffee company.
What is your passion?
Hello London, we are now open in your city!
We are thrilled to announce that we are now live in London, one of the world’s most exciting cities. We have always been fascinated by the diversity and the creativity of Londoners. For the past several weeks, we have been looking for London’s most creative & talented people: artists, chefs, barista, bloggers,…
Today those people are sharing their passion with you. Discover more here
Photo via Piccsy
Passion Interview: meet Steve Pette, changing the future of work
Kicktable is thriving to be an inspiration and discovery platform. We are here to get you inspired and excited by the possibilities of life. Every week, we interview the most passionate people who are doing what they love and we ask them very simple questions.
Meet Steve Pette, co-founder of a place that is changing how people eat, meet, work and get inspired
Hi Steve! Tell us who you are:
I am Steve Pette, Managing Director at Centralworking, a new space doing the whole co-working-space-coffee-shop-meeting-rooms-collaboration thing differently
Register here to be the first to know!
Introducing the “Passion Interview” series: a conversation with Saya Hillman
Kicktable is thriving to be an inspiration and discovery platform. We do not only want to help you to discover and book authentic experiences. We are also here to get you inspired and excited by the possibilities of life. We have decided to interview inspiring passionate people who are doing what they love and ask them very simple questions.
We are starting with Saya Hillman, an “accidental entrepreneur” organizing cool in-person events in Chicago. Saya was recently listed among “20 young professionals to watch in 2012” by Business Insider.
Hello Saya; in one sentence: who are you?
I am an “Accidental Entrepreneur” who has cobbled together a living via hanging out in coffeehouses, meeting quality folk while wearing slippers and sitting on her couch, and performing bad improvisation in front of 700.
What do you do?
I am the Owner of Mac ‘n Cheese Productions, a business that helps people live a Life of Yes.
Prolific New York sculptor Tom Sachs by The Selby. We would love to have both of them as Kicktable hosts one day!
