LECTURE
Design Entrepreneurship: Getting from idea to funded start-up
Taught by Matt Dangell - Director, Rise Group & Vantage Accelerator
⭐️ Design3 Recommended
💬 English Subtitles
🎧 Audio-summary [coming soon]
🪂 Just dropped
⚡️ OVERVIEW:
As Designers & Innovators we have some great ideas. But getting them from the creative spark in our heads to a funded, running business isn’t easy.
In this lecture Matt runs through some of the keys things to look out for - the do’s and don’t - from creating a convincing pitch deck to the key components you need to put in place for a successful start-up.
There’s very practical advice in how to manage your funding journey from the which investor types are appropriate when to government schemes.
If you’re seeking funding and operational help to launch or grow your own venture, then this lecture by Matt is the one that will set you on your way!
🥡 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
In this lecture, you will learn:
- Best practices of making a pitch deck that sings to investors
- What documents and elements you should have in order to give you and your business the best chance of success
- What are the key learnings to take from other start-ups that have gone through accelerator programmes
-
Having started his career in Corporate Finance, Matt brings a wealth of experience and advice in helping companies access capital.
Since, he has built Rise Group, a professional services group for startups and scaleups, today supporting over 1,500 businesses across Accounting, Advisory, Legal, Software Development & Tax specialist support.
Matt's long term focus is to ensure that all companies have access to the right level of service to support their growth ambitions.
-
This lecture is ideal for you if you’re:
Interested in launching your own business
Want to give yourself the best chance to secure funding
You're part of a start-up looking to grow
SAVE: £10/month for ALL Lectures
Keep learning with these related lectures
-
![]()
Artificial Creative Intelligence
Taught by Dhaval Joshi, Partner at BigCycl labs
What are the key trends and developments within the Web3.0 space that will impact Designers and their practice?
This lecture will cover key skills and methodologies, essential for designers to learn in order to prepare for the next shift in digital product development from automation to Artificial Intelligence.
-
![Designing Tomorrow: Design systems in the era of AI]()
Designing Tomorrow: Design systems in the era of AI
Taught by Daniel Martinez, CDO of Socrates Technology Group
How can we use AI to create and evolve Design systems?
How can businesses and brands use AI to quickly change them to suit their latest needs? And as designers, what should we be knowing and doing with AI to deliver better across our process?
-
![]()
Using AI for Product Discovery & Research
Taught by Ben Corbett, Co-founder of Orbit
The Discovery phase of any project /Product is critical to solving the right problem, testing hypotheses and understanding people. This lecture explores new thinking and structures around Product Discovery including a practical example, through his venture use case, of how AI can be used for user interviews, getting from raw data to insights in minutes.
-
![]()
ChatGPT & Natural Language Processing for Enterprises
Taught by Federico Ghirardelli, NLP Data Scientist, Shell
Is ChatGPT the future or just the latest overhyped tech toy? And what does this all mean for Enterprises? And most importantly, is it safe for work?
Here, Federico speaks about some key do's and don'ts so you can use ChatGPT in a safe and secure way and what does it mean for you and your company?
🃏 Save more with our membership.
Get unlimited access to all our events, lectures and playbacks for less than £10 a month.