Downing Street for Startups
Why would 20 UK Startup Companies be invited to Downing Street ?
I had the pleasure last week to be invited to Downing Street, as part of the webmission contingency to network, catch up and generally discuss with all the UK Startups that took part in the mission what they got from the week in San Francisco and what had happened since then. I was also one of the three to talk to the audience and put forward my thoughts personally, but also as a manager of the Startup Essential programme to answer what did Sun get from this tour.
So what did I get from Webmission08 ?
A large wide deep network across Government at local and Central levels, in reach into the UK press and alongside that more introductions from the startups themselves to other companies and contacts, that has meant I have built a wide far reaching audience to help convey Sun's message out to not only just the UK market but EMEA and the US. That was only from the 4 days I spent there, how powerful is that ?
Well to quantify it, from that point on I have met due to webmission08 at least 100 more people, who have then linked out to other networks and opportunities, I have now a deeper understanding of the UK Startup market but also the bodies that are involved within it as well.
So was Webmission08 worth it ? Yes definitiely, I gained some new friends a whole load of people to help push the message out about Startup Essentials, and gained Sun credibility in this area, so Ill end on the Sun tag line, the network is the computer, but in this case the power is in the network that helps to sell computers.
Posted by: Stewart Townsend | Category: UK
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