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@klout Airbnb perk broken? I seem to meet the requirements but can't access it. No obvious way to email you from your newsletter.15 hours ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Got the last early bird ticket to @RellyAB's Creating Web Content workshop. Bazinga. http://t.co/hep9gZEr
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@philip_roberts @devonwalshe yeah, making mad sick websitez already too!
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@thathippyamelia trying to have a decent feed about entrepreneurship, and thought there must be enough content on the web to support it!
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Why is it so hard to find not crap, not spam, not blatantly obvious sales pitch content to fill a corporate Twitter feed?4 days ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@TheBootcamps indeed, there is a wedding in the works! Did you enjoy Gent?
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@philip_roberts 1, 2, fizz.
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@danbretl cool, I'll check out their site. Have you demoed?
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Who's written good thoughts on how to/how not to run a startup demo day? Or do you have your own thoughts on it?
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@gradsforgrads No problem, let me know how you get on with it and I'll do the same!
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@gradsforgrads Have you seen this? "Business Model You" one-page tool for analysing and achieving your career goals: http://t.co/8HcTapQA2 weeks ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Inbox = 0. For the first and last time this year.2 weeks ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@nicolahillhouse a great service rendered to a friend in need! Thanks again.
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@illegaljacks just got an Xmas voucher to your place from @philip_roberts's brother! Knows us well! Hope you're having a Merry Christmas!
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Barnes&Noble FTW. You can reserve a book online and then get your sister to pick it up, wrap it, and give it to your mum. Amazon got nothin.5 weeks ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@lucky_frame I don't understand why there's a pink unicorn pug in that pumpkin field, but I don't care either. It works.5 weeks ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@devlin_p feeling so much better today for that run! Thanks for the push!
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Re-learning email marketing basics. MailChimp's guide is good. Really good. http://t.co/PaPJF5Yd5 weeks ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@daleharvey Cheers! Great catching up with you, and would love to catch up with Nicki soon—took me too long to recognise her!
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@nicolahillhouse @colinhewitt @hypernumbers thanks, had a blast! Great photo of you in the photo set, too. That's a keeper!
Profile
Summary
Experience
- 2010 - PresentInnovation Project Officer / Edinburgh Research and InnovationHilary is LAUNCH.ed's link to a three year, multi-million euro European Union initiative on Open Innovation. Through this project, the Open Innovation Project, Hilary works with universities, chambers of commerce, and public bodies across North West Europe to source new ideas and to build new relationships that benefit LAUNCH.ed's student clients.
- May 2010 - Oct 2010EPIS Programme Co-ordinator / Edinburgh Pre-Incubator SchemeManaged day-to-day operations of the Edinburgh Pre-Incubator Scheme, a programme that gave entrepreneurs a £10k loan and 12 months to start a technology company at the University of Edinburgh.
• Organised and delivered events, including workshops, exit interviews, and a large alumni event
• Contributed to programme development, including support curriculum and one-to-one meetings with entrepreneurs
• Produced or commissioned all marketing and web content
• Liaised directly with funders, mentors, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders, including the preparation of quarterly reports and project financial claims - Sept 2008 - Jun 2010Intern / Scottish Institute for Enterprise• Event management, web and social media strategy, web maintenance, copywriting, producing marketing materials such as short films, posters and case studies, liaising with other University support services.
- Jul 2005 - Sept 2007Seasonal Intern, Achives Unit, Dept. of Natural Resources / State of Alaska• Acted as primary quality control official, eliminating a backlog of nearly 6 months of documents
• Performed initial processing of documents from all 34 recording districts statewide
• Provided a full array of customer service as the first point of contact for the Commissioner’s Office of the Department of Natural Resources
• Provided database and procedures training for new staff - Sept 2005 - May 2006Lab Assistant, Supplemental Instructor / American University• Worked closely with professors to provide high-level support for over 300 students in physics and microeconomics courses
• Independently led semiweekly review sessions, and provided technical and academic assistance in laboratories - Sept 2005 - Dec 2005Intern / ISAR: Resources for Environmental Activists• Worked closely with core staff to provide creative solutions during the dissolution of the Washington, D.C.-based branch
• Edited the final version of a more than 50 page position paper on Russia for publication on the organization’s website - Sept 2004 - Jun 2005Student Intern / Smith Barney• Provided professional, privacy-oriented client support including updating and maintaining records, arranging and confirming appointments and responding to inquiries
- May 2003 - May 2003Volunteer / Anchorage Museum of History and Art• Created an art identification guide for tours of the Contemporary Native Art Exhibit
• Provided basic clerical support including updating databases and assembling mailing packets for distribution to more than 100 schools around the state
Education
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2007 - 2010The University of EdinburghMPhys in PhysicsActivities: Student Representative, Music Society Chorus, Ballroom Dancing
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2004 - 2006American UniversityInternational RelationsActivities: Physics Lab Assistant, Macroeconomics Tutorial Leader, Volunteer for ISAR: Resources for Environmental Activists
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1998 - 2004Steller Secondary SchoolHigh School Diploma
Additional Information
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Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little
Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using...
Books on my reading list.
Just signed up for this webinar on October 27th, 6–10pm GMT. It’s free, with a keynote from Eric Ries.
I made a version of this cake with apples earlier this week, and discovered that there’s no such thing as a “coffee cake” in Scotland.
“Coffee cake?” they said. “Coffee-flavoured cake?”
“No, apple and cinnamon flavoured. The TYPE of cake is a coffee cake, presumably because you have it with coffee.”
“Oh. We just eat all cakes with coffee.”
And there you go. Mystery solved. Also, the cake was delicious.
A good introduction to business models by Stuart Eccles, Co-Founder and CTO of digital social agency Made By Many. Bottom line: your software isn’t the product! Ultimately, you’re selling your business model.
I saw Stuart present this live at Lean Startup Machine London.
“Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway: Rick Santorum has lost control of his online identity, a predicament that stands as a chilling example of what it means to be at the mercy of the Google algorithm.”
Article from the New York Times that argues that Google’s attempts to be accurate and impartial sometimes come in conflict with good judgement and human discretion. This is such a hard topic, but it’s nice to see an article that argues the gray area, instead of seeing everything in black and white.
Ultimately, I’m sympathetic to free speech arguments—in this article’s case, Dan Savage’s campaign to associate a Republican presidential candidate’s name with a definition that “isn’t remotely fit to be described in a family newspaper” as a result of said candidate’s anti-gay views. But I also recognise our inherent vulnerability online, and the power other people have to make our lives hell by taking advantage of Google’s search algorithms. No easy answers today, but a good read!
Our pud this evening: blackberry apple cobbler, with wild berries plucked from the Pentlands. (Taken with instagram)
“Hilary Singer, who is the Innovation Project Officer at LAUNCH.ed, the University of Edinburgh’s service for student entrepreneurs, said: “Bruno’s business is an interesting story, because Apps are very hot right now, but a lot of people haven’t really worked out whether there’s a business model in building Apps themselves.””
- http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/24697-start-up-edinburgh-tigatag/
This is a great presentation from Johanna Kollmann on how to conduct effective customer development interviews. Specific examples are contained in the slides, plus there’s a list of recommended books for more info at the end. I saw Johanna speak at Lean Startup Machine London on 17 September 2011.
Inspiring, sane take on the U.S. economy from the Chairman of Third Avenue Funds (scroll to Chairman’s letter).
