tech for good meetup 10.11.14 digital mums
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At the Tech For Good Meetup in London Nikki Cochrane and Kathryn Tyler spoke candidly about the highs and lows of their startup journey to date. Digital Mums is a service which trains and mentors mums to become online community managers, connecting them with promising new businesses who need their help to get digital. We were thrilled to hear that Digital Mums have secured funding from Big Issue Invest, which will enable the team to work on the project full time. We can’t wait to see this grow!TRANSCRIPT
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How does it work :
charity
charity
SME
training
Our story
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Set up Digital Mums
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Put together our training
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Failed to get into BGV
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Tested training with new mums
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Tested training with new mums
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Matched mums with businesses
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Lost 2 clients
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Headhunted for Emerge Education
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for paid training
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Demand for corporate training
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50 new radicals award
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£50K from BII
The lessons
The lessons:
Do your research upfront.
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Always learn from failure.
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Co-design as much as possible.
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Prototype and pilot don’t just rush in. Choose the right time and the right number of people.
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Gather feedback regularly. Take it seriously.
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Get an awesome co-founder
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Don’t be afraid to turn down opportunities. Stay focused.
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Access support. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
