Monday 19 October, 2018, from 6.00pm – 8.00pm

The Oxford Foundry
3-5 Hythe Bridge Street
Oxford
OX1 2EW

You have an idea and you have a strong understanding of who your customer is. Having an in depth understanding of the value you are adding to your customers is vital in effectively communicating about your product or service.

During the workshop, delivered by Chris Corbishley, Forward Partners, you will explore the, 'exciting nightmare' of rapid growth, through the lense of two case studies. By analysing the decisions of the founders and founding teams of two high-growth startups, you will learn how to define your USP, understand your competitive positioning and how to size up the opportunity you are going after.

About Chris Corbishley

Chris is an Investor at Forward Partners, a leading early-stage VC fund providing startups with a game changing combination of capital + operational support. Their unique approach is helping to build the UK's next generation of talented AI, e-commerce and marketplace businesses.

He previously founded machine learning platform growthsquared.io, enabling e-commerce businesses to apply advanced analytics to their data. Before that, as Head of Analytics at Swoon Editions, he championed the "zero stock, zero lead time” model in online retail.

Chris has a PhD in organisational economics from Imperial College London and has worked part-time on the London Stock Exchange ELITE programme - supporting UK scale-ups such as Skyscanner, graze.com, Vision Direct and MedicAnimal - with the exciting nightmare of rapid growth.

** FOR UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD STUDENTS ONLY **

Undergraduates – Postgraduates - DPhil candidates

STUDENT IDS WILL BE CHECKED ON THE DOOR

Please bring your ticket and Bod card with you.

Photography and filming will take place during this event.

By entering and participating, you are giving your permission to be photographed and recorded, and for the Oxford Foundry to use this in the future.

Get involved with All Innovate!

This 'Idea Exploration' series is in support of All Innovate, Oxford University's first inter-college idea competition, run by The Oxford Foundry in partnership with colleges.

Pitch your entrepreneurial ideas for a chance to win a top prize of £10,000, and two runner up prizes of £5,000.

Whether you have an idea already or would like to develop one, whatever your interests, All-Innovate is a fantastic opportunity to get creative and explore the process of turning that idea into a reality.

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Idea Exploration: What is the value proposition?