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Upcoming Events
How to Get into Product Design
Ever heard of a product design manager? Or wondered what they might do?
This week we’re joined by Maciej Szafraniec, Product Design Manager at NYSE-listed Zendesk.
In this talk, Maciej will talk about getting into product design (interview and experience tips) and offer thoughts on product development: research, ideation, design, implementation, and analysis & iteration (based on data).
September 2
September 7
How to Be a Better Negotiator
Negotiation is an essential life skill. And as soon as you enter the working world you’ll be entering into a series of negotiations.
Effective negotiation helps you generate value
for your business, or your employer, it can also
help you better negotiate as an employee, contractor or business owner.
In this session, we’ll cover the theory and practical exercises to help you do this effectively.
How to Land Your Dream Job
Ever wondered how to go about securing your dream job?
Whether it’s working for a big corporate company, a small tech startup or a social enterprise abroad, this workshop will benefit you.
This session covers everything you need to do to help you land the all important job interview. From using LinkedIn to find opportunities, to submitting the perfect resume.
September 10
September 14
How to Ace a Job Interview
You’ve secured the all important job interview and the stakes are high.
Now you need to ace the interview.
Easier said than done?
Whether it’s a video interview or takes place face to face, this session covers everything you need to know about preparing for and succeeding with your job interview.
Speakers
Barnabas Bogdan
Customer Success Analytics | ex-eBay | ex-Google
Ivan Gowan
Founder, Capital.com | Product Management | Fintech
Oliver Lucas
Market Research | E-Commerce | Ex Arsenal | Ex TNS
Mónica Larrazábal Álvarez-Guerra
Senior Associate at McKinsey.org | Ex McKinsey
Lavinia Losub
Managing Partner, Livit | Future of Work | Remote Work
Agnes Krzysztofowicz
Senior Business Consultant, Livit
David Simpson
CTO, Beacon | Ex Nominet | Artificial Intelligence | Product Management
Clare Harrison
Founder, Start Me Up | Entrepreneurship | Future of Work
Cori Orak
Co-Owner, Ethnotek | Operations | E-commerce
Past Events
August 31
How to Future Proof Your Career
The world of work is changing.
We often hear about the jobs that are going to be lost to automation.
But what about those that will be created?
In this session led by Livit Managing Partner Lavinia Losub, we explore the opportunities that are being created by the changes to the workplace.
How to Be An Effective Remote Worker
Remote work has gone mainstream.
Learning the latest tools and best practices used by remote-first companies will help set you up for success for remote work.
In this session, you will gain familiarity with strategies for time management and communication protocols; some of the biggest struggles faced by remote workers new and old.
August 24
How to Ace a Job Interview
Now you need to ace the interview.
Easier said than done?
Whether it’s a video interview or takes place face to face, this session covers everything you need to know about preparing for and succeeding with your job interview.
August 20
August 19
How to Conduct Design Research
Design research is essential to create products, services, and systems that respond to human needs.
In this session, qualitative researcher and University of Melbourne PhD candidate Lilli Crovara shares how to approach research to design better products and services.
August 13
How to Land Your Dream Job
Ever wondered how to go about securing your dream job?
Whether it’s working for a big corporate company, a small tech startup or a social enterprise abroad, this workshop will benefit you.
This session covers everything you need to do to help you land the all important job interview. From using LinkedIn to find opportunities, to submitting the perfect resume.
Design Your Own App
You’ve got your idea and now it’s time to put it to the test.
During this workshop you’ll design your own application using the knowledge you’ve gained from the previous sessions.
This practical workshop will equip you with valuable experience for your portfolio and give you a grounding in high and low fidelity prototyping.
August 13
August 12
How to Write for a Business Audience
Ever wondered how to write for a business audience?
Michael Burns is a professional writer, copywriter, storyteller, and content consultant.
After studying Film and TV, English & creative writing at The University of Miami, he went onto pursue a career that spanned TV, Hollywood films, business writing, music journalism and included a stint at a record label.
In this talk, he shares his experience working as a freelancer and how to engage companies all over the world through writing.
How to Be a Better Negotiator
Negotiation is an essential life skill. And as soon as you enter the working world you’ll be entering into a series of negotiations.
Effective negotiation helps you generate value
for your business, or your employer, it can also
help you better negotiate as an employee, contractor or business owner.
In this session, we’ll cover the theory and practical exercises to help you do this effectively.
August 10
August 6
Intro to UX Research
Understand the role of the UX researcher and the fundamentals of UX Research.
Learn the ins and outs of one of the most in-demand jobs today.
Expand your user research knowledge and enhance practical techniques you can apply to building your own ideas.
How to Get into Product Management
Ever wondered what a product manager does and why it’s one of the highest paid jobs in Silicon Valley?
Interested in working for one of the world’s most recognizable sports brands?
Serge Bajic works as a Senior Product Manager for Nike.
In this talk he shares the framework he used to get a job at Nike and the career benefits of working in startups and larger corporations.
August 5
August 3
How to Future Proof Your Career
The world of work is changing.
We often hear about the jobs that are going to be lost to automation.
But what about those that will be created?
In this session led by Livit Managing Partner Lavinia Losub, we explore the opportunities that are being created by the changes to the workplace.
Intro to Design Thinking
This workshop will provide you with an introduction to design thinking.
Get an overview of product design and learn essential technical terms.
Learn the five phases used in design thinking and why they’re so important.
You will also gain a deeper understanding of this in-demand discipline and how it can be applied to a range of careers.
July 30
July 29
How to Get Into Fintech
Want to work in fintech but not sure where to find opportunities?
Ex-CEO of Capital.com, Ivan Gowan, speaks about his journey into fintech.
He shares his knowledge about spanning trends in AI and future opportunities in the sector.
How to Be An Effective Remote Worker
Remote work has gone mainstream.
Learning the latest tools and best practices used by remote-first companies will help set you up for success for remote work.
In this session you will gain familiarity with strategies for time management and communication protocols; some of the biggest struggles faced by remote workers new and old.
July 27
July 24
24
Demo Day
Whether you’ve prototyped an app to solve food waste in your area or a website to sell hip new sustainable socks, we love hearing about your entrepreneurial thoughts and ideas.
Getting feedback from others is also a great way to discover potential stumbling blocks you may not have thought about and also receive praise on areas they think will be successful.
July 23
How to Land Your Dream Job
Ever wondered how to go about securing your dream job?
Whether it’s working for a big corporate company, a small tech startup or a social enterprise abroad, this workshop will benefit you.
This session covers everything you need to do to help you land the all important job interview. From using LinkedIn to find opportunities, to submitting the perfect resume.
How to Get Into UX
Ever wondered how to go about starting a career in UX?
UX is one of the most sought after hard skills for 2020, according to LinkedIn.
In this talk, UX designer and developer Emanuele Nicolella shares his unorthodox journey into UX as well as advice for getting started.
July 22
How to Ace a Job Interview
Now you need to ace the interview.
Easier said than done?
Whether it’s a video interview or takes place face to face, this session covers everything you need to know about preparing for and succeeding with your job interview.
July 20
July 16
How to Validate a Business Idea
This workshop covers the importance of validation and some of the techniques you can use to validate your idea and get feedback from potential users.
It also covers how to set up tests for startup idea validation and how to iterate and incorporate feedback from users.
July 15
What It's Like to Work for a Tech Giant
This week we ask: what is it like to work for a tech giant?
Barnabas Bogdan has plenty of experience, taking in both Ebay and Google (where he spent nearly five years as a growth manager).
In this Q&A, he’ll share more about the interview process and company culture, team setup, perks and training.
How to Be a Better Negotiator
Negotiation is an essential life skill. And as soon as you enter the working world you’ll be entering into a series of negotiations.
Effective negotiation helps you generate value
for your business, or your employer, it can also
help you better negotiate as an employee, contractor or business owner.
In this session, we’ll cover the theory and practical exercises to help you do this effectively.
July 13
July 8
How to Bag a VC Internship
The world of Venture Capital can be mysterious to outsiders.
In this Q&A, Start Me Up alumna Judith Vogel, shares her experience of working for California headquartered accelerator and investor Plug and Play.
Judith studied at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Business Administration with a Focus on International Management.
How to Prototype a Business Idea
This workshop covers some of the techniques used to prototype your idea and get feedback from potential users.
How to prototype your idea quickly.
An overview of creative examples of Minimum
Viable Products.
Learn the importance of validating ideas before investing time and resources into them.
July 9
How to Future Proof Your Career
The world of work is changing. We often hear about the jobs that are going to be lost to automation. But what about those that will be created?
In this session led by Livit Managing Partner Lavinia Losub, we explore the opportunities that are being created by the changes to the workplace.
July 6
July 3
What It's Really Like to Be a CTO
In this Q&A David Simpson, CTO and co-founder of Beacon, a CRM that helps charities to collect donations and organize their teams, shares his experience.
David studied Artificial Intelligence at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Before founding Beacon, he worked for several organizations as a software engineer, researcher, and product manager.
From McKinsey to McKinsey.org
In this session, Start Me Up Alumna Monica shares her experience of working for both McKinsey and their associated nonprofit, McKinsey.org. We discuss culture, interviews and switching from corporate to nonprofits