Jamie McHale discusses his entrepreneurial journey as a technology entrepreneur after graduating from the University of Glasgow. He shares his experiences transitioning from a political campaign organizer to founding his startup, seeu.at, which helps people arrange meetups with friends. The talk emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, seizing opportunities, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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Entrepreneurial Journey
CompSoc / SIE Talk - Mon 19th November

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Who am I?
• Jamie McHale - @jamiemchale
• Technology entrepreneur
• University of Glasgow graduate

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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!)

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University of Glasgow
• University of Glasgow, Physiology BSc 2005
• Queen Margaret Union, President 2006
• University of Glasgow, MSc IT 2007

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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Lessons

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Turn up to stuff
If you don’t, you’ll miss out: FACT

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Start something small
You will learn, and you never know where it might go

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Be opportunity hungry
Make your own luck

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Always be learning
It doesn’t matter what

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Exercise
Healthy body, healthy mind

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Impostor syndrome
Don’t worry

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People are friendly
Learn as much as you can
- be interested in others, promote yourself

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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!