Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

In today’s world the important companies have economies that vie with nations. Walmart has an economy equivalent to that of Belgium. Apple has enough cash on hand that it could pay off Australia’s national debt. Uber is worth $48 Billion. Airb’n’b is worth $13 Billion. What’s App was sold to Facebook for $22 Billion. Slack raised $120 million in January with pre-money valuation of $1 Billion. The first product you sell is scrip. Your investors are your marketers. Your idea has to be viral - in other words it needs be understandable, demonstrable and defensible no matter what industrial sector it aims to disrupt.

All startups face the issue of how to get funded and how to de- termine if their idea is any good. Bill will discuss a few methods to quickly determine if your idea has any merit and whether an investor would be interested in funding your business.

All startups face the issue of how to get funded and how to de- termine if their idea is any good. Bill will discuss a few methods to quickly determine if your idea has any merit and whether an investor would be interested in funding your business.

There is a lot of hype around big data. It has been billed as the saviour of business and government, as well as heralding the end of the world. This talk with explore “big business from big data” via two examples: Financial services and Agricultural services.