Richard A. Muscat
Information Technology graduate from University of Malta, with MA in Creativity and Innovation from Edward de Bono Institute for the Design and Development of Thinking. Co-founder and Researcher at Smarter Start.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | On Sabbatical |
| Website: | http://www.smarterstart.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Design, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Graphic design, HTML / CSS, Italian, Languages, Public speaking, Rails, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development, Writing |
| Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland / Valletta, Malta |
| Groups: | Seedcamp |
| Visas: | EU |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Giving back, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Starting a company |
| Tags: | angel, consulting, early stage, mobile, telecom |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Smarter Start |
| Position: | Co-founder and Researcher |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Entrepreneurship Research Think-tank.
Mentoring young entrepreneurs in creating ethical businesses and research about best practices in entrepreneurial creativity. |
| Employer: | Uniblue Systems |
| Position: | Senior Web Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2006 - March 2008 |
| Description: | Security software.
Online business development. |
| Employer: | The Startup Malta Foundation for Entrepreneurship |
| Position: | Co-founder and Senior Project Manager |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Non-profit organisation promoting entrepreneurship and sustainability.
Fund-raising, promotion and project management. |
| Employer: | Tigrasoft Kft. (Budapest) |
| Position: | Summer intern |
| Time period: | May 2001 - September 2001 |
| Description: | Financial software. |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Occasional freelance illustration and graphic design (when I have the time!)
• Pianoforte Grade 4 (Royal Schools of Music) • Good creative and humourous writer • Advanced scuba and dry-suit diver (SDI / PADI) |
| Awards: | • My team was awarded the Internet Commerce Excellence (ICE) Award at Uniblue (2007)
• Awarded the Israel Youth Award (2005) • Winner and first runner-up of the JCI (Malta) Business Plan Competition (2004) |
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Jeremy Salvador
Eager accounting and entrepreneurship double major, currently working at Peninsula Accounting Enterprise as Associate Tax Preparer.
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Adam Arnold
CEO of the Smarter Group Ltd. The Smarter brand includes Smarter Housing (www.smarterhousing.co.uk), Smarter Nights (www.smarternights.com), Smarter Hotels (www.smarterhotels.co.uk) and Smarter Holidays (www.smarterholidays.com).