Dorm Room Tycoon http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com We want to take the mystery out of starting a business, to help inspire student entrepreneurs who are thinking of launching a start-up when they graduate. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:07:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 #20 – Social Enterprise http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/social-enterprise/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/social-enterprise/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:50:26 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=78 Today we spoke with Rhiannon Horsley from Unltd. Unltd is a charity supporting social entrepreneurs. She explained how Unltd could fund entrepreneurs in running their social enterprise. Duration: 25 mins
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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/understanding-social-media/feed/ 0 #17 – Working with a Remote Team http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/17-working-with-a-remote-team/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/17-working-with-a-remote-team/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:22:37 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=72 Emi Gal the CEO of Brainient explains how he works with a remote team. What he does to sell his service and how he stands out from the crowd. Duration: 44 mins ]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/17-working-with-a-remote-team/feed/ 0 #16 – Building a Company http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/16-building-a-company/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/16-building-a-company/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:41:10 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=71
Damien Tanner the Co-Founder of New Bamboo tells us how he built a company from scratch straight out of uni. Duration: 47 Mins
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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/business-law/feed/ 0 #14 – Design in Business http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/design-in-business/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/design-in-business/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 07:43:22 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=67 Alan Smith, partner at The Movement and Trish Papadakos founder at The Institute of You tell us why design is more than just colours and typography. They also share their insight on design thinking for businesses. Duration 32 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/business-model-generation/feed/ 3 #12 – Y Combinator & Seedcamp http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/y-combinator-seedcamp/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/y-combinator-seedcamp/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 07:59:45 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=60 Rob Fitzpatrick the CEO of Habit Industries reveals what goes on behind the doors of Y-Combinator and Seedcamp. We also talk about US immigration and how to get cost efficient office space. Duration: 45 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/getting-lean/feed/ 0 #10 – iPhone Business http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/iphone-business/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/iphone-business/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:42:27 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=53 Gerlinde Gniewosz the founder Zuztertu. Zuzteru develops educational and informational mobile solutions. We talked about what’s needed to build a successful business on the iPhone platform, the best way to learn iPhone development and hire developers. Duration: 60 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/iphone-business/feed/ 1 #9 – Testing http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/testing/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/testing/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:20:36 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=51 Dragos Ilinca the Co-Founder of UberVu, talked about the importance of testing with analytics. Duration: 45 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/software-development/feed/ 0 #5 – Customer Development & Pitching http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/customer-development-pitching/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/customer-development-pitching/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:30:34 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=43 Marcin Grodzicki the business developer of AdTaily discussed the best way to get feedback from potential users and the best way to pitch to investors. Duration: 47 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/customer-development-pitching/feed/ 0 #4 – Bootstrapping http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/bootstrapping/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/bootstrapping/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:15:10 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=38 Johnathan Assia the founder/CEO of eToro shared insights into bootstrapping and the importance of having a strong vision and recruiting A-players. Duration: 24:20

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/bootstrapping/feed/ 0 #3 – Funding http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/funding/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/funding/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:15:03 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=36 Paul Grant the founder of the Funding Game talked about bootstrapping, angel investment and VCs. Duration: 36 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/funding/feed/ 0 #2 – Team Building http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/team-building/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/team-building/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:51:01 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=32 Nikhil Shah and Nico Perez co-founders of Mixcloud talked how an entrepreneur should go about building a team.  Duration: 27 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/team-building/feed/ 0 #1 – Start Up Vs Career http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/start-up-vs-career/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/start-up-vs-career/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:35:06 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=21 Jof Arnold the co-founder of GymFu talked about what it’s like being your own boss compared to working for someone else. Duration: 43 Mins

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]]> http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/start-up-vs-career/feed/ 0 Welcome to Dorm Room Tycoon!!! http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/hello-world/ http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/hello-world/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:15:16 +0000 admin http://blog.dormroomtycoon.com/?p=1 We’ll be using this blog to keep track of our podcasting journey, and to provide additional content relating to the show. Also, we’d like to have feedback from the listeners so we can ask questions on your behalf to guests on the show.

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