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These are the slides from a talk I gave at an SIE/CompSoc event at the University of Glasgow on being a tech entrepreneur. It covers my background, and the lessons I learnt in freelancing and then setting up my first tech startup

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@jamiemchale Entrepreneurial Journey CompSoc / SIE Talk - Mon 19th November
@jamiemchale Who am I? • Jamie McHale - @jamiemchale • Technology entrepreneur • University of Glasgow graduate
@jamiemchale What will I be talking about? • My background • Why I chose to try and make a living as a tech entrepreneur • What I’m currently working on • The lessons I have learnt (so far!)
@jamiemchale University of Glasgow • University of Glasgow, Physiology BSc 2005 • Queen Margaret Union, President 2006 • University of Glasgow, MSc IT 2007
@jamiemchale The ‘job’ after University • 3 years working as a Campaign & Constituency Organiser for Jo Swinson MP • Learnt: communications, campaigning, organisation, advocacy, how the country works, and how the country doesn’t work
@jamiemchale Making a change • Scaled back job to 3 days a week, started applying for tech-related jobs. Got interviews, got jobs, but turned them down • ‘Hunger’ for doing something different • Registered Telaco Ltd so that I could freelance
@jamiemchale Telaco • Agency web development work • WordPress sites • Chrome Extensions • Learnt: What makes clients happy, what makes clients unhappy, how to vastly under-value my own work
@jamiemchale Seeu.at • New startup in the tech-space • Helping people arrange to meet up with their friends - organising where, when and what offers they want to use • Enrolled in Entrepreneurial Spark, a startup accelerator on the south-side
@jamiemchale What’s next for Seeu.at? • Building the product, learning from users and customers, into an actual business that makes money • Act, learn, repeat • Identify opportunities for collaboration
@jamiemchale What’s next for tech? • More than learning how to advertise to people • What happens when we use these tools? Serendipity, learning, collaboration • Better living, health, biotech • An incredibly exciting world of possibility - why would you want to do anything else?
@jamiemchale Lessons
@jamiemchale Turn up to stuff If you don’t, you’ll miss out: FACT
@jamiemchale Start something small You will learn, and you never know where it might go
@jamiemchale Be opportunity hungry Make your own luck
@jamiemchale Always be learning It doesn’t matter what
@jamiemchale Exercise Healthy body, healthy mind
@jamiemchale Impostor syndrome Don’t worry
@jamiemchale People are friendly Learn as much as you can - be interested in others, promote yourself
@jamiemchale Thanks! • Follow me on Twitter @jamiemchale • Try out Seeu.at - send me feedback, ideas! • I’ll buy you a beer or a cup of tea!

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Tech Entrepreneur - Jamie McHale

  • 1. @jamiemchale Entrepreneurial Journey CompSoc / SIE Talk - Mon 19th November
  • 2. @jamiemchale Who am I? • Jamie McHale - @jamiemchale • Technology entrepreneur • University of Glasgow graduate
  • 3. @jamiemchale What will I be talking about? • My background • Why I chose to try and make a living as a tech entrepreneur • What I’m currently working on • The lessons I have learnt (so far!)
  • 4. @jamiemchale University of Glasgow • University of Glasgow, Physiology BSc 2005 • Queen Margaret Union, President 2006 • University of Glasgow, MSc IT 2007
  • 5. @jamiemchale The ‘job’ after University • 3 years working as a Campaign & Constituency Organiser for Jo Swinson MP • Learnt: communications, campaigning, organisation, advocacy, how the country works, and how the country doesn’t work
  • 6. @jamiemchale Making a change • Scaled back job to 3 days a week, started applying for tech-related jobs. Got interviews, got jobs, but turned them down • ‘Hunger’ for doing something different • Registered Telaco Ltd so that I could freelance
  • 7. @jamiemchale Telaco • Agency web development work • WordPress sites • Chrome Extensions • Learnt: What makes clients happy, what makes clients unhappy, how to vastly under-value my own work
  • 8. @jamiemchale Seeu.at • New startup in the tech-space • Helping people arrange to meet up with their friends - organising where, when and what offers they want to use • Enrolled in Entrepreneurial Spark, a startup accelerator on the south-side
  • 9. @jamiemchale What’s next for Seeu.at? • Building the product, learning from users and customers, into an actual business that makes money • Act, learn, repeat • Identify opportunities for collaboration
  • 10. @jamiemchale What’s next for tech? • More than learning how to advertise to people • What happens when we use these tools? Serendipity, learning, collaboration • Better living, health, biotech • An incredibly exciting world of possibility - why would you want to do anything else?
  • 12. @jamiemchale Turn up to stuff If you don’t, you’ll miss out: FACT
  • 13. @jamiemchale Start something small You will learn, and you never know where it might go
  • 15. @jamiemchale Always be learning It doesn’t matter what
  • 16. @jamiemchale Exercise Healthy body, healthy mind
  • 18. @jamiemchale People are friendly Learn as much as you can - be interested in others, promote yourself
  • 19. @jamiemchale Thanks! • Follow me on Twitter @jamiemchale • Try out Seeu.at - send me feedback, ideas! • I’ll buy you a beer or a cup of tea!

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