Alasdair Bell
Love: Startups, innovation, design. Help to run Seedcamp finding and investing in startups all over Europe http://www.alasdairbell.com
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Website: | http://www.oxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk |
| Industries: | Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Location: | London Village |
| Groups: | Chennai Entrepreneurs, CUTEC, DrinkTank London, HBS Entrepreneurship Club, Imperial Entrepreneurs, Notre Dame Entrepreneurs, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Oxford Hub, Seedcamp, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive], Warwick Entrepreneurs, Y Combinator, [OLD] Social e-challenge Competition 2008 [INACTIVE] |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments, Trading services |
| Tags: | accelerator, angel investment, design, DJing, Frisbee, Investment, mentoring, Mountain Biking, seed investment, start-up, tech, Technology-based business, vc, web |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Said Business School Venture Fund |
| Position: | Marketing Manager |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Role on committee managing £500k venture fund open to Oxford alumni network |
| Employer: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Position: | President (Full time) |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Co-ordinate committee of 12 to run largest free society in University. Organized £14k budget business idea competition. Pitched for funding. Attracted high profile speakers. |
| Employer: | Enternships |
| Position: | Co-ordinator |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Help organize and develop entrepreneurial internships scheme which aims to expand nationally. |
| Employer: | Experimental Hybrid Rocket Design, Build and Test |
| Position: | Project |
| Description: | Initiated project to design unique nano-satellite propulsion system.
Achieved 84% mark, one of the highest firsts in the year and won technical innovation award. |
| Employer: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Position: | Student Enterprise Officer |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | In charge of founding a business start-up scheme which resulted in five companies forming.
Profiled start-ups emerging from the society. |
| Employer: | The Queen’s College Ball |
| Position: | Producer |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | In charge of £23.5k of £60k budget. Planned and designed ball which catered for 800 guests.
“The best organized ball I have seen in my 15 years at this college” Dr L. I. Bell, Home Bursar |
| Employer: | The Queen’s College JCR and MCR |
| Position: | Member of the Executive Committee |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Organized large scale events, improved facilities, built new website for MCR, day to day running. |
| Employer: | Any Questions Answered – Text 63336 with any question for the answer |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Worked as a researcher in successful start-up business, won awards for customer generation. |
| Employer: | BOSO.com Buy or Sell Online – online student marketplace |
| Position: | Founding member |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Founding member of start-up company, worked in a marketing role.
Company eventually received investment from Y-Combinator. |
| Employer: | Proper Job - Wirral |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2005 |
| Description: | Started local business to do odd jobs for busy people such as assembling flat pack furniture.
Demand meant I had to employ more workers. |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Mountain Biking -I have competed in the varsity mountain biking race. Climbing - I have climbed various peaks in Wales and the Alps. Ultimate Frisbee - I play for our college team and won the league and cuppers in 2004. I also ski regularly. Gym addict. |
| Hobbies: | I DJ at student events and clubs. |
Alasdair's Startups (9)
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Proper Job
For those jobs you want doing properly and don't have time for, at times convenient to you. We build flatpack furniture, setup ipods, paint and fix.
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Newspaper!
Oxford Entrepreneurs Start-A-Company scheme presents - Newspaper! This team is based around this theme and will be developing over the coming weeks so keep on checking it out!
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Foreign Language Learning!
Oxford Entrepreneurs Start-A-Company team starting a foreign language learning scheme are here! More details will be added here soon so keep on checking it our. Please add members to this team if they are missing!
Alasdair is Following (56)
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GroupSpaces
GroupSpaces provides powerful, easy-to-use online tools that take the pain out of managing clubs, societies, associations and other groups.
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WearFair
Fair trade jewellery Etailer, based in the U.K. Founded at Oxford University February 2006, sold July 2008 to trade buyer.
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Alasdair's Contacts (108)
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Paul Rollason
Japanese Studies graduate student at Oxford and owner/manager of www.KokoroJapaneseArt.co.uk - a business selling antique and modern Japanese woodblock prints, now in its second year.
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Cally Robson
I'm a coach and the Founder of She's Ingenious!, a network supporting and inspiring women with new products and inventions
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Jonathan Markwell
British 29, software engineer, building web and mobile apps, a coworking community and web consulting business. Supporter of technology entrepreneurship in the UK - Brighton and Sussex in particular.