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SUMMARY:From academic to successful software entrepreneur - a guide for re
 searchers - James Thomas\, Cambridge Enterprise and Steve Brierley\, River
 lane Research
DTSTART:20190522T114500Z
DTEND:20190522T124500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Thinking of starting your own company\, or looking to join an 
 agile\, growing startup? Cambridge Enterprise shall be hosting this luncht
 ime talk to help researchers and students at the University of Cambridge\,
  understand what support is available to them\, providing real world\, pra
 ctical advice on how to get started as an entrepreneur. This session will 
 focus mainly on software-based start-ups\, but much of the advice will be 
 applicable across a range of sectors.\n\nWhat's included:\n* Advice from a
 n academic founder. Hear from Dr Steve Brierley\, former Senior Research F
 ellow in Applied Mathematics at Cambridge\, and now Founder and CEO of the
  quantum simulation start-up Riverlane. Steve will\nbe talking about his j
 ourney with Riverlane so far\, including making the jump from being a Univ
 ersity academic to successful entrepreneur.\n* Guidance from Cambridge Ent
 erprise staff: James Thomas\, Senior Investment Associate at Cambridge Ent
 erprise\, will speak about what support is available for those wishing to 
 form their own start-ups\, including: investment\, mentoring and training 
 programmes.\n\nPlease Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-acad
 emic-to-successful-software-entrepreneur-a-guide-for-researchers-tickets-5
 9436982615\n
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