‘The Social Network’ review

A few weeks ago, the NACUE team came together to watch ‘The Social Network’ – a film about the rise of one of the most popular websites on the planet.

To put it simply, The Social Network is one of the best films out this year. As entrepreneurs, witnessing the conception of one of the fastest growing businesses of the 21^st century is absolutely fascinating. Facebook is a social media giant that has indisputably changed the world, affecting everything from how people share their lives, to how people market, promote and sell businesses, products and even their own talents. Facebook is now valued at over $25 billion and has over 500 million users. That is one person for every 14 people on Earth!

National Student Enterprise Conference 2010 (Part 2)

Well better late than never, here is part 2 of my review of the National Student Enterprise Conference (NSEC) 2010, organised by NACUE.

Rounding off the first day of the conference was a break down of the ‘Perfect Pitch’ by Simone Brummelhuis (Founder of The Next Women) and a very entertaining talk on ‘innovation and creativity’ by comedian and brand consultant, Ayd Instone.

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National Student Enterprise Conference 2010 (Part 1)

This past weekend, I attended the National Student Enterprise Conference (NSEC) 2010 organised by the National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) (I know… it’s quite a mouthful!). The event was hosted by UCL and their respective Entrepreneurs Society in their very swanky Roberts Engineering Building. (Definitely looks a lot better than the QMUL engineering department, where I study!)

Looking back over the last few days, I cannot speak more highly about the event – it was thoroughly enjoyable, full of great insights and some absolutely inspiring young entrepreneurs.

Hit the jump to see what the event had in-store as well as some notes that I made throughout…

I’m on the internet!

Well obviously I’m on the internet, I have the blog but this is a little bit different…

Recently, IBM updated their recruitment website with new photos and videos. This means my face is plastered all over the site. Woo!

Screenshot of the IBM Recruitment Website

It’s pretty cool to be featured on the website so prominently, even if it is a little embarrassing.

You can check out the site for yourself here: http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/uk/futures/profiles.html

XING Business Competition

Back in November, I had the opportunity to take part in the XING Business Competition at my university. Our team did very well and we managed to make it to the final round of the competition.

Geronimo!

Woo! I went sky-diving back in September and it was MENTAL! Here’s a few photos that I took from the day.

Clearing out my closet…

So over the last couple of years, I’ve amassed a load of crap that needs chucking out.

In 2008, that was all my books and paper from studying for my A Level exams.

But this year I swapped books, notes and paper pads for…

A lil' collection of the bags and shoe-boxes I have amassed from this year.

R.I.P. Ross Moodie

I just woke up and whilst I was lying in my bed in that odd half-awake-half-asleep stage my phone buzzed and I saw that I had a couple of new emails. Naturally, I opened the email application and there was an email from my previous manager and I was utterly shocked at what I saw. I could barely believe it.

I just heard some very sad news and wanted to share this with you, Ross Moodie, who was a student on a placement with us this hear working as an Event Manager tragically died on Friday in an accident on a mountain in Greece.

Newspaper article about the incident

Ross Moodie was not just a former colleague, but he was someone I worked with on a daily basis. Both Ross and myself shared the same job role. He helped to show me the ropes of that job role and help me settle in. I saw him all the time and he was the first port of call for any of my questions about my job. He was always helpful and whilst it may not have been obvious, he was a hard worker that took pride in his work.

He played hard and worked harder. That was the Ross I’ll remember.

R.I.P Ross Moodie.

Euro-Trip 2009

Budapest – Vienna – Prague – Leipzig – Berlin – Brussels – Amsterdam

EURO-TRIP! RAWWWWWWR! AHHHHHHH! I’m leaving tommorow morning, flying out to Budapest and then inter-railing across Europe to get back to London on the 11th August.

7 cities across 6 countries within 16 days or 17 nights. Should be awesome, although I am feeling mixed emotions, totally excited but also a little scared because this is the first time I’ve ever done any real travelling (unless Duke of Edinburgh counts?).

PS: I’m not sure if it’s worth updating the blog while I’m out there, but I will definitely be tweeting the whole way though – catch me at http://twitter.com/sandeep29.

Turning the page…

A lot can change in one year… perceptions, motivations and aspirations.