The Edventure Brief

The Edventure Brief

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The Edventure Brief episodes

  • The STEM Gap, Why It Exists And What We Can Do About it With FUTURE ME
    In this podcast episode, we sit with Alexandra Pacuraru, Hayaat Nankya Kagimu, and Stuthi Hegde, who are team members of Future Me, a startup that aims to encourage students to chose STEM-related careers. In this episode, we discuss the STEM gap: Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and men outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college. 
    We discuss the emergence of the STEM gap at the pre-school level and potential causes like disparities in gender attributions between STEM and non-STEM subjects. With an eye on Future Me's mission, we explore the significance of role models in the choice of career paths, highlighting the importance of being guided by someone with a similar background and experience.
    Future Me was part of the edventure flagship accelerator and won the "best team award" for the exceptional team dynamic.
    Connect with Alexandra, Hayaat, Stuthi and Paul.
    About Future Me: Recognising that students don't apply to STEM-related degrees as much as the others, Future Me can guide you through your career. Future Me is a platform where students can receive advice from people who, not long ago, were in their shoes and understand the issues they are facing! It's all about making connections and building friendships that can benefit students! With Future Me, you can 1) organize live calls with mentors, 2) join interactive workshops, and 3) attend networking sessions. 
    About edventure:  edventure is a student-led pan-European accelerator, building startups through a semester-long program as well as running accelerator and incubators for universities to complement their enterprise offerings. We share key tools and resources, organize epic events, workshops, and talks with experts - in collaboration with our amazing partners. The edventure brief is a podcast hosted by edventure, in which we will be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field. We will also be sharing short clips and excerpts from the podcasts!
    Visit our website: edventure.vc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/edventurevc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    1 hr
  • Global Equity Investor Natasha Braginsky Mounier On How To Succeed in a Rapidly Changing Financial Industry
    In this podcast episode, we sit with Natasha Braginsky Mounier, independent director at Sberbank and senior fellow at FCLTGlobal. We discuss her early career following Harvard Business School, working as a financial analyst at The Blackstone Group and Corporate Finance Associate at JP Morgan. She elaborates on how the turbulent political climate affects investment outcomes for investors, particularly the changes following the election of Biden. We move on to discuss how climate stewardship and ESG oriented investing are gaining traction, and particularly, how societal pressure leads to such changes. Natasha also points out how role models can help women, in particular, succeed in the financial industry, recalling her experiences in a very male-dominated industry. Lastly, she outlines some tips on how listeners can invest and pick stocks from a young age, the framework she follows, and what to be aware of.
    Connect with Natasha Brahinsky Mounier:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-braginsky-mounier-62525721/  
    About edventure:  edventure is a student-led pan-European accelerator, building startups through a semester-long program as well as running accelerator and incubators for universities to complement their enterprise offerings. We share key tools and resources, organize epic events, workshops, and talks with experts - in collaboration with our amazing partners. The edventure brief is a podcast hosted by edventure, in which we will be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field. We will also be sharing short clips and excerpts from the podcasts!
    Visit our website: edventure.vc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/edventurevc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    1 hr 29 min
  • Eradicating Period Poverty - Celia Hodson, Founder of Hey Girls!
    In this podcast episode, we sit with Celia Hodson, the founder of Hey Girls, a community interest company aiming to eradicate period poverty in the UK. For every period product bought from Hey Girls, one period product is donated to someone in need. Celia Hodson kindly elaborates on the beginnings, ideation, and launch of Hey Girls and the mission of eradicating period poverty and achieving period equality and dignity. She elaborates on the core beliefs of Hey Girls and the importance of ecological sustainability in social enterprises.  She also gives practical advice on navigating negotiations with stockists like ASDA, Waitrose, and Coop, on making an impact with creative marketing strategies, when on a budget, and how to handle the ups and downs that are inherent to every startup journey.
    Connect with Celia Hodson:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/celiahodson/  Hey Girls  https://www.heygirls.co.uk/
    About edventure:  edventure is a student-led pan-European accelerator, building startups through a semester-long program as well as running accelerator and incubators for universities to complement their enterprise offerings. We share key tools and resources, organize epic events, workshops, and talks with experts - in collaboration with our amazing partners. The edventure brief is a podcast hosted by edventure, in which we will be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field. We will also be sharing short clips and excerpts from the podcasts! 
    Visit our website: edventure.vc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/edventurevc
    Read some of our articles from The edventure blog: https://edventure.medium.com/
    35 min
  • Raya Bidshahri, Founder of School of Humanity

    In this episode, we sit with Raya Bidshahri, the founder of Awecademy and School of Humanity, an online high school with an interdisciplinary curriculum, where learners develop skills and mindsets by solving global challenges. Raya, who has been featured by BBC as one of the top 100 most influential women globally, shares with us the key lessons she learned throughout her entrepreneurial journey regarding what investors are looking for, how to build a solid founding team, challenges and opportunities of founding as a student, the importance of networking and many other valuable lessons! 

     Connect with Raya Bidshahri:  

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayabidshahri/ 

    https://twitter.com/raya_bid 

    https://rayabidshahri.com/  

    The School of Humanity 

     https://sofhumanity.com/  

    About edventure:  edventure is a student-led pan-European accelerator, building startups through a semester-long program as well as running accelerator and incubators for universities to complement their enterprise offerings. We share key tools and resources, organize epic events, workshops, and talks with experts - in collaboration with our amazing partners. The edventure brief is a podcast hosted by edventure, in which we will be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field. We will also be sharing short clips and excerpts from the podcasts!  

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    Connect with edventure: 

     Listen to our audio podcast on Spotify and Apple: https://anchor.fm/edventure 

    Visit our website: edventure.vc 

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    Edventure book recommendations  

    Start with why: https://amzn.to/3wMcYFs 

    Exponential organizations: https://amzn.to/34HesES 

    Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World: https://amzn.to/3pf0TWM 

    The Power of Habit: https://amzn.to/3vRwlNb 

    Venture Deals, Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist: https://amzn.to/34LGRtE 

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers: https://amzn.to/3vJzizn 

    The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail: https://amzn.to/2RiEBXt 

    The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses: https://amzn.to/3pf0TWM

    42 min
  • Gareth Williams on Founding Skyscanner, Building an Innovative Team and What It Takes to Build a Unicorn - EP. 9

    Welcome to the edventure brief, the podcast hosted by edventure, a pan-European student-run accelerator, and venture builder.

    In this episode, we sit with Gareth Williams, Founder of Skyscanner to gain insight into his journey to starting a metasearch engine and travel agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

    Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe - we'll be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field.

    Make sure to check out our website and follow us on our social media!

    56 min
  • The University Startup Ecosystem - Jamie Macfarlane, CEO of Creator Fund
    In this episode, we sit with Jamie Macfarlane, the Founder and CEO of Creator Fund, and discuss how universities can become vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship hubs that foster burgeoning startup ecosystems. This potential can be realized if ecosystem stakeholders provide training, guidance, and resources to the early-stage innovators working to transform impactful inventions into scalable ventures. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe - we'll be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field. Make sure to check out our website and follow us on our social media!
    35 min
  • Taylor Price (Tap Intuit) and Louise Truman (Leg Up Network) on juggling businesses and university, TikTok and the power of social media - EP. 7
    Welcome to the edventure brief, the podcast hosted by edventure, a pan-European student-run accelerator, and venture builder. 
    In this episode, Louise Truman from Leg Up Network and Taylor Price from TAP Intuit join us to discuss the struggles of balancing university and businesses, how TikTok is shaping marketing strategies and the underlying power of social media. 
    Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe - we'll be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field.
    Make sure to check out our website and follow us on our social media!
    47 min
  • Nigel Eccles on his start-up journey, seasonal marketing & the US legal system
    Welcome to The EdVenture Brief, the podcast hosted by the managing team of EdVenture, Scotland's first student-led accelerator. 
    In this episode, we sit down with Nigel Eccles, CEO and Co-founder of both Fanduel and Flick, where we discuss the transition of his start-up journey, different modes of strategy implementation, insight into his bittersweet experience with seasonal marketing, tackling the US legal system and more! He also shares his core beliefs on what attributes make a successful company and emphasises his tips on team-building.  
    Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe - we'll be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field.
    52 min
  • Investor pitches, characteristics of successful start-ups and the startup ecosystem nowadays, Steven Drost (CSO at CodeBase
    Welcome to The EdVenture Brief, the podcast hosted by the managing team of EdVenture, Scotland's first student-led accelerator.
    This week, we sit with Steven Drost, CSO of CodeBase and founder of Stipso Ltd., and talk about investor pitches, how they should look like and what to avoid! He also shares inspirational insights from his entrepreneurial journey outlining characteristics of successful startups as well as sharing his thoughts on the startup ecosystem nowadays!
    Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe - we'll be uploading new podcasts every week where we spotlight some of the world's leading start-up founders and VCs to talk about their journeys and experiences in the field.
    58 min
  • Pivoting, Business Development and the Future of Fintech, Zaliia Gindullina (Head of Business Development at Kidbrooke AB) - EP. 4

    In this episode, we sit down with Zaliia Gindullina, the head of Business Development at Kidbrooke AB, where we discuss the risk of strategic transformations such as Kidbrooke's journey of pivoting from a consulting model to software business, the regulatory difficulties that come with expansion, partnerships, competitive spaces and the uncertainties of Brexit on the FinTech industry and global markets at large.



    42 min

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The Edventure Brief is the podcast designed to inspire the next generation of founders to create groundbreaking changes in the world. We feature startup founders, researchers VCs and policy makers.