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Agenda
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09:00 Registration, coffee/tea and networking
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09:30 Welcome by Paul Treloar (Sci Tech Daresbury)
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09:35 Lunch Sponsor Lisa Petherick (Vista Insurance)
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09:40 Introduction to Techcelerate by Manoj Ranaweera
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09:45 Session 1: Concept and multi-product validation (Problem Solution Fit)
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10:15 Session 3: Adding one team member to building highly scalable functional teams
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10:45 Session 2: Building products with Scale in mind + Taking advantage of AI
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11:15 short break
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11:30: Session 4: Commercialisation of your innovation
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12:00 Session 5: From initial FFF to Growth Capital
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12:30 Session 6: Be always ready for Exit
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13:00 Wrap up by Paul Treloar (Sci Tech Daresbury)
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13:15 Lunch (sponsored by LIsa and Vista Insurance) and networking
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14:00 Ends
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Warnings
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Your contact details are shared by Techcelerate with Sci Tech Daresbury and Vista
Insurance
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Event is recorded and published on multiple channels
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Photographs are taken and published on multiple channels
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There is no right or wrong way to build a tech startup.
● Advice is advice - it’s up to you as the Tech CEO to implement what is right for you based on
your circumstances.
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Techcelerate is here for you from START of your journey to the EXIT and beyond.
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09:45 Session 1: Concept and multi-product validation (Problem
Solution Fit)
● Simon Groom (MagnifyB):
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Productising years of business consultancy experience.
■ Why? Why now?
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Step change through AI
● Blal Choudhry (Flight Patrol):
○ Building Flight Disruption Experience Platform with multiple products
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Initial idea
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Impatience to get to £1m ARR
■ Multi products
● Chaired by Manoj Ranaweera
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10:15 Session 2: Adding one team member to building highly scalable
functional teams
● Manoj Ranaweera (SkilledUp Life):
○ Building functional teams with skilled Volunteers
○ Running Deal Lite 100% with SkilledUp Lifers
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Scaling SkilledUp Life team to 1000 team members
● Robert Wakeling (Wadaro):
○ How the business was turned around
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Finding best fit talent
● Chaired by Chris McCarthy - Recruitment Specialist Focus 5 Recruitment
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10:45 Session 3: Building products with Scale in mind + Taking
advantage of AI
● Rhys Jones (Wavebox.io)
○ A Tech Founder with multiple exits
○ Building a beautiful new browser for the global user base.
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Free to Techcelerate community in first year
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Jonathan Smith (STFC)
○ Applying AI to achieve product innovation
● Chaired by Manoj Ranaweera
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11:15 to 11:30 Short Break
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11:30 Session 4: Commercialisation of your innovation
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Taz Aldawoud (Doc Abode )
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Turning inside NHS knowledge to bring an innovative product to NHS
○ Getting traction and being noticed
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Philip Dears (HopsyUK)
○ Multi product strategy
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Innovation in hospitality industry
● Chaired by Andy Hamer - Fractional Chief Commercial Officer Fractional Chief
Commercial Officer
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12:00 Session 5: From initial FFF to Growth Capital
● Gareth Langley (Piing)
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Significant product demand
○ Raising investment for growth
● Russell Groves (Training Sensei)
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Initial funding help from a Techcelerate Member
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Friendly angel investment for next growth spur
○ What’s next? Formal round?
● Chaired by Andrew Threlfall (Exited Malinko to Civica)
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12:30 Session 6: Be always ready for Exit
● Robert Wakeling (Wadaro):
○ Building since 2005
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Survived through pre-pack
○ A niche product with global opportunity primed for acquisition
○ Who’s laughing now Mr. Investor!
● Manoj Ranaweera (edocr.com):
○ Don't get caught out unprepared when Acquirers knock on your door.
○ Discounting is the killer
● Chaired by Andrew Threlfall (Exited Malinko to Civica)
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13:00 to 13:15 Summary by Paul Treloar (Sci-Tech Daresbury)
13:15 to 14:00 Lunch sponsored by Lisa Petherick of Vista Insurance
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
Techcelerate Group
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know-how
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intelligence
Capital
Founding
Team
https://skilledup.life
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
Positioning in 2023
Techcelerate
Know how in building
tech companies
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Experienced Tech
Founders with Exits
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Peers
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Specialists
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Partners
Deal Lite
Intelligence to build tech
companies
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Identify competitors
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Find investors
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Find customers
● Understand valuations
SkilledUp Life
Unlimited Free talent to
build tech companies
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Free talent
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Build functional teams
● Go global
Techcelerate Community Hub
Techcelerate Community Hub
SkilledUp Life + Techcelerate
Grow from £0 to £10k MRR and beyond
Idea Validation
Product
Development
User/Customer
Acquisition
Customer
Support
HR and team
performance
Operations
Management
Revenue growth
& metrics
● Brand building
● Demand generation
● Product Launch
● Product refinement
● User/customer acquisition acceleration
● Operational efficiency
improvement
● Cash flow management
● Capital adequacy
● Market analysis
● Competitor analysis
● Surveys
● Digital marketing
● Social media marketing
● Content marketing
Concept
Validation
Techcelerate Community Hub
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Next 24 to 36 month Plan
● Help 100 UK Tech Founders
● Go global and help 1000 Tech Founders
● Build the UK’s Premier Tech Founder Network
Remember:
● Trust
● Start to EXIT
We need all the support we can get and your buy in
Building Tech Companies since 2004 and
Supporting others to do the same since 2006
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures | +44 7769734491
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
https://skilledup.life
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