This document provides information about a Tech Startup School event taking place on November 29th, 2011 from 6-9pm at Bush House in Bristol. The event will include speakers on responsive strategy, workshops, and a networking session. Speakers will discuss understanding business strategy, developing a strategy, and knowing when to change or stick with the strategy based on new information. The document also lists upcoming related events on taking the next steps to form or progress a startup and addressing practical business challenges.

1. Tech Startup School 2011:
Responsive Strategy
(Bristol)
Bush House,
29 November 2011, 6-9pm
in collaboration with:

2. practicalities
• phones
• emergency exits

3. this evening’s programme
6:45-8:15 speakers
introduction Lorelei Hunt BEN
Graham Burr Graham Burr
Strategy Associates
Martin Coates Swissqual
Q&A
7:45-8:30 workshops
8:30-9:00 networking

4. Tech
Startup
School
Bristol
2011

5. Responsive Strategy
• understand the purpose of a business
strategy and why it is needed
• know what a strategy looks like and how to
develop one
• appreciate when to change the strategy to
respond to new information, and when to stick
with it

6. upcoming SCB/BEN events
Theme When Where What Speakers
TSS11 1 Dec Innovation purpose of a business • David Maher
Respon- 2011 Centre, strategy;
6-9pm Bath why one is needed;
Roberts, The Filter
sive
Strategy
how to develop one; • Andrew Barker,
when to change strategy
previous CEO and
Bath
now NED of Mirifice
TSS11 13 Dec Bristol take the next steps in • Maff Rigby, IT
Making it 2011 and Bath forming or progressing
6-9pm Science your startup;
SmartDesk
Happen Park address some of the • Panel – Brian
practical challenges of
business formation and
Dorricott, Simon
operation; Bond, Jill Burnett,
find additional Richard Pitkin
information and
resources