1) Having prototypes manufactured in China is still a viable option. One of our members recently commissioned devices to be made as was the norm pre-pandemic. The significant change seems to be that the range of silicon chips available is much reduced and the price is 5 to 10 greater. We will check back in […]
Category: Planning
This week in Office Hours
This week the discussion is lead by Marc Munier of Ditch Carbon. They are looking for a seed round and feedback about their proposition. As many of you have been in this position or will be soon it should be a very useful conversation for all. About Ditch Carbon Ditch carbon provides climate action data […]
I Want an App: Making sense of mobile development
Post on LinkedIn By regular Office Hours Participant Andy Toone. As a grizzled developer, I often get approached both in a professional and personal capacity by people who want to build an app. Quite often I find myself explaining that in fact they don’t want to build an app at all. Very rarely do I […]
Foundable – Getting Your Idea Online Blog Series
Frequently non-technical founders can find themselves wondering what the next step is when they’ve come up with a brilliant new tech idea. Part of idea validation can be putting up a mock website to gauge interest, or perhaps you need a site for funding or selling the product itself. In any case, it can be […]
Good idea, now what?
Having a good idea and knowing what to do with it are two very different things. We have all had an idea about how improve a thing, or to change the way a particular task is completed. Although a key part of creating a solution is one of the more straight forward part of the […]
Guerilla Finance
Posted on December 9, 2019 Guerilla Finance The following posts set out some ideas from a lecture I deliver at the Cambridge Judge Business School. The talk has become known as‘Guerilla Finance’ much in the vein of guerilla marketing campaigns that leverage existing resources to achieve results. The central idea is that sophisticated software and […]
Office Hours @cammakespace
A new group has started in Cambridge, it meets in Cambridge Makespace and is called Office Hours. Office Hours is a group of active business managers willing to share experiences, improve skills and learn. We discuss strategy, business models and value propositions, yes, but also the day-to-day nitty gritty stuff like how much should I […]