Victor Trokoudes: Plum
/What did he speak about? How a chatbot can save you money. Victor co-founded Plum with Alex Michael after realising that they didn’t have substantial savings or a way of putting money aside for the future. Based on Richard Thaler’s prize-winning economics on the power of ‘nudge’, the team created a Facebook Messenger chatbot that securely connects to your bank account and uses AI to automatically begin saving you money.
Read MoreHaydn Jones: Blockchain Hub
/What did he speak about? The potential of Blockchain, which is the transaction record that supports Bitcoin, and how the cryptocurrency market could exceed $2 trillion by the end of this 2018. Haydn also explained how ICOs (initial coin offerings) are the next big thing and what this means for the future of mainstream infrastructure.
Read MoreJoe Scarboro: Touchpaper
/What did he speak about? The differences between start-ups and organisations. Joe set up Touchpaper, a non-profit that offers a toolkit to help start-ups and organisations work together. This is helping to create a standard for interaction that promotes innovation and could one day form the basis of an industry body.
Read MoreAlistair Shepherd: Saberr
/Alistair spoke about how an algorithm can predict the success of start-ups based on the relationships between people in the team. After researching successful online dating matches and looking for patterns in personality and behaviour, he created software that helps companies perform better, understand relationships, and create better teamwork through digital coaching. Want to make better hiring decisions or pull together the perfect team for your next project?
Read MoreMaximilian Rofagha: Finimize
/Max started Finimize after realising that he had no idea what to do with his savings – and neither did his friends who worked in finance. In his search for independent advice, he created a community of over 150,000 people and sends them news about finance in a way that enlightens and delights. When talking about Finimize, 80% of subscribers use the word ‘love’.
Read MoreDouglas Orr: Novastone
/Douglas explains how instant messaging technology brings people closer together and keep conversations secure in industries like finance. He shared his inspiring story, from humble beginnings selling computer products, to building and selling a £11m company and now taking on the next challenge: Moving conversations out of the mailbox and finding smarter ways to communicate.
Read MoreQ&A with Saberr, Novastone, Finimize
/Audience Q&A session with Alisair Shepherd from Saberr, Douglas Orr from Novastone and Maximilian Rofagha from Finimize.
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Read MoreAcappella - Managing man and machine
/CEO's desperately need talent but don't know where to look. Agencies have fallen into the 'jack of all trade' suitcase
Read MoreAcappella - The Beginning of a Platform
/8 years ago I questioned how Technology was evolving
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