Samira Stalks: Entrepreneurship | Business Education | Innovation

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#26 The tech community response to refugee needs, Techfugees with Josephine Goube Oct 02, 2017

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An insight into how the tech industry can be a disrupter for good to meet refugee needs.

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#25 The kids bank that turns pocket money into lifelong spending lessons, Osper with Alick Varma Sep 25, 2017

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"In the UK, 31% of adults fail to save with 50% of UK households without a budget... these habits start young and out of school."

Taught as an 11 year old kid to manage his own finances by his diligent accountant parents, Alick spent his adult life observing most people had no clue when it came to personal budgeting and saving. He set out to create a kids bank Osper to address the endemic spending crisis and instill healthy financial habits early on in life. Today, Osper has over 100k kids banking and spending with their own debit card through a subscription service.

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#24 Empowering the crowd to startup invest with Luke Lang, CrowdCube Sep 14, 2017

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With an unheated room in an English castle, no fintech experience but a watchful eye on Kickstarter, two former colleagues decided "startup investing should not be just for the rich". Today, Crowdcube has created a platform for the 'rest of us to invest'

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#23 The invisibility cloak made with fasiontech by Saif Siddiqui, ISHU Sep 04, 2017

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Fusing fashion and technology together, Saif has invented the closest thing to an invisibility cloak. Listen to the story of the scarf with a magical symmetrical pattern. In a world of eroding privacy, it has gone down a treat with celebrities such as JAYZ, Cameron Diaz and Jaden Smith. Put the scarf on - take a flash picture - POOF! - the face disappears. Saif is now turning his hand to deploy fashiontech to power clothes with solar energy in the developing world.

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#22 3 words to invent a new address system with Chris Sheldrick, What3Words Aug 28, 2017

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Chris is an entrepreneur who has invented a better way to navigate by taking on the address, GPS and postal space. He's divided up the world into 57 trillion 3m squares and assigned 3 words to each one - a giant grid and the simplest way to communicate a location.

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#21 Is bitcoin a better savings investment? Cedric Dahl, Bitcoin expert Aug 20, 2017

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Join Cedric Dahl, an early investor in Bitcoin who has the classic story of being in right place at the right time.

After buying bitcoins in Starbucks for himself, he helped friends get in on the action, then angel investors and finally VC firms. He went on to found Buttercoin- a bitcoin exchange taking on the financial regulation systems. Not averse to failure, nor volatility we'll hear his tales from Silicon Valley, starting then folding Buttercoin and understand the new world order of cryptocurrency. In this episode, we'll journey through: - How the internet is becoming distributed - His views on the next protocol to hit mass adoption - The case for why bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are a better savings investment - Lastly, his approach to rejection- he's done more interviews at Y Combinator- the infamous Silicon Valley incubator- than any other human on the planet!

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#20 A spoken poet word saving youth politics with Suli Breaks Aug 14, 2017

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"It was only music, it was only grime... poetry was my way to tell stories to my peers." A lyrical genius - Suli is on a mission to express his views on education, politics, work and other social norms- a refreshing voice for the youth.

Suli rose to the public eye on YouTube after launching a viral video titles 'Why I Hate School but love Education'. His love for the lost art of poetry has earned a reputation as hard-hitting, poignant and thought provoking. His efforts have been rewarded with a diverse fan base- performances at TED Global and London last his sold-out headline show, Not A Role Model.

Lastly...listen to how he stalked his way to have breakfast with Will Smith- actually Will stalked him to be fair…. Enjoy!

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#19 How the canvas tote bag became a fashion statement with Smruti Sriram, Supreme Creations Oct 24, 2016

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Ever wondered where the canvas tote bags, which we've become so reliant on for everyday errands, come from? In the episode, we hear from Smruti Sriram from Supreme Creations, the world's largest ethical manufacturer of reusable bags with 50,000 clients across Europe. Originally a business set up by her father, she was the pioneer behind shifting perceptions of these sustainable bags by partnering his fashion labels to make them somewhat of a fashion icon in their own right.

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#18 How a 20 yr old became a Venture Capital star, Harry Stebbings- The Twenty Minute VC Oct 10, 2016

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In this episode, we're joined by Harry Stebbings- the 20 yr old who has become somewhat of a star in the Venture Capital industry. He set out to make his mark on it after watching Peter Thiel invest in Facebook in the The Social Network movie as a teen. Harry is the host of the 20 Minute VC podcast where he has interviewed over 600 investors and thought-leaders, he's amassed over 100k subscribers and has sponsors queuing up to put their services in front of his audience.

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#17 How Pixar makes imaginary worlds real with Danielle Feinberg Sep 25, 2016

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"At the most basic level, the thing that makes movies at Pixar unique is its dedication to story." In this episode, we're joined by Danielle Feinberg, the Director of Photography at Pixar who has created stories with heart, soul and wonder for 12 Pixar movies and counting! We go behind the scenes of Pixar classics including A Bug's Life, Wall-E, Brave, Finding Nemo (and Dory) to discuss its infamous creative process and the edge between believable and fantastical. Like all of us and Pixar's lovable characters, she's on this adventure called life and we delve into her passions of weaving maths, code and art together to make enchanted worlds that truly turn imagination into a reality. Talk about impact – who hasn't been tear-jerked by a Pixar classic?!

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