Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startup is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City.

Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers.

This episode is with Tom Oates - founder of MyDaas. In May 2021, Tom agreed to participate in a rubric called 'The Journey' - we agreed at the time to record one episode every few months in order to track MyDaas's progress. This is his 3rd time on the podcast and it was great to hear how his startup is moving forward + how Tom is developing as a founder.

MyDaas aims to make data collection and usage more equitable, fair and ethical. It does so by educating the public about the way their data is currently exposed and then giving them the tool to control it better.

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Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startup is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City. Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers.

Episode 5 of season 3 is with Sam Chapman, founder of The Floow - a world leader in the InsureTech space providing software to better collect, use and make sense of car telematics data.

Sam has more than 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur and his valuable insights can be the foundation for every future founder to follow, particularly when it comes to targeting the right clients, recruiting the right people and looking for the right outcomes for your business.

Get an exclusive 'Decade Early Bird' ticket for Startup Weekend Sheffield here: https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM

Don't forget to subscribe to Sheaf Valley wherever you are listening, follow my official Twitter account and connect with me on LinkedIn. Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem and is on a mission to increase the visibility of and connectedness between founders in the Steel City. Sheaf Valley has featured entrepreneurs from all kinds of sectors including edTech, foodTech, Internet of Things, deepTech and many more + ecosystem builders, investors and incubation managers.

Episode 4 of season 3 features Daljinder Singh - founder of Shreem. Shreem is a platform aiming to connect young creative talent and enable collaboration and working together. Jinder comes from the creative sector, having built a career in local theatres, and is learning entrepreneurship on the go, trying to always keep utmost focus on the problem. She shares an interesting 'insider look' into the creative sector and how can it learn from the tech industry.

Links mentioned in the show:

1. Get an exclusive 'Decade Early Bird' ticket for Startup Weekend Sheffield here: https://event.techstars.com/event/SSrbFWDCsM
2. Come ask Patrick Speedie, founder of In-Part, anything at Startup Meetup Sheffield: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-sheffield-qa-with-patrick-speedie-tickets-291344237457?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
3. Join us at Startup Meetup Barnsley on Thursday, March 10th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-meetup-barnsley-powered-by-dmc-barnsley-and-transform-sy-tickets-255212466357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
4. Celebrate women in tech together with TEAM SY on Friday, March 11th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/team-sy-international-womens-day-tickets-274270078187?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Don't forget to subscribe to Sheaf Valley wherever you are listening, follow my official Twitter account and connect with me on LinkedIn. Thank you for listening and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

'Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups' is a podcast created to bring founders from Sheffield and the city's startup ecosystem to the forefront of attention and increase the connectedness between and visibility of local ventures.

This is the first episode from the brand new rubric named 'Transforming South Yorkshire' and it features frounders from the Transform SY accelerator, part of the wider TEAM SY project. My first guest from the cohort is Martin Highett, Head of Business Development and Partnerships for Ioetec.

Martin joined Ioetec to ensure that the very important technology the startup created - data protection for resource-constrained IOT devices - will be properly deployed and applied, in accordance with the new legislations for IOT devices coming into play from this year. Martin is a scientist and one can feel that when talking to him - he wastes no words and rarely speaks if he is not fully confident in his statement.

HOW TO SUPPORT UKRAINE:

1. Urge your MP / Political Rep to support Ukraine and advocate for hard sanctions and taking Russia off of SWIFT
2. Donate to this Ukrainian charity: https://novaukraine.org/
3. Click here to donate to the British Red Cross and their Ukrainian mission
4. Donate here to the 'People in need' charity

Notes from the show:

1. Here is the episode with Mike Stephens for Transform SY
2. Visit Transform SY's website to learn more about us and in the meantime check Entrepreneurial Spark too
3. Subscribe to my Twitter account or connect with me on LinkedIn

Thanks for listening to Sheaf Valley and let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups is a podcast dedicated to imporving the entrepreneurial landscape in the Steel City by giving another platform to local founders, investors and startup support employees but also by increasing the connectedness in the region.

In this episode, I spoke with Patrick Speedie, co-founder of In-Part. Patrick shared his exciting story about In-Part's creation, growth and recent acquisition. He also opens up about the challenges he went through and what should young founders do make sure they are not working on a invalid business idea. Then he finishes with the details around In-Part's acquisition - why, how and what's next for him and his company.

Here are notes from the show:

1. Here are links to the 4 startup meetups coming in South Yorkshire - go to Sheffield; come meet us in Rotherham; visit the first meetup in Doncaster; or visit the Barnsley DMC for the startup meetup Barnsley
2. Click here to see what Startup Weekend is in a nutshell
3. Take a look at Mina - the exciting EV charging startup I spoke about in the episode
4. Click here to follow my Twitter page or connect with my personal LinkedIn account

Let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

This is Sheaf Valley: A show about Sheffield's startups - the podcast created to promote entrepreneurship from the Steel City and increase the connectedness between different organisations and bodies.

In the spotlight for today's episode is David White - founder of Papermill. David has an academic background but developed a passion for creating something from scratch and decided to utilise his software engineering skills to build a startup solving an academic problem - the head-scratching experience we all have when creating appealing documents in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

The word processing functions of those two applications are good, but when you need to do something more complicated, they can both be a pain and suddenly all writing focus is lost when you need 15 minutes to learn how to align your title with a left-standing image.

David wants to create software that enables his customers to create a great work. He is currently recruiting so if you are looking to join an exciting startup with a brilliant founder, this is your best shot - apply here!

From the show:

1. Read Transform SY's latest newsletter, subscribe to get all of them straight to your inbox or follow us on LinkedIn
2. Join the Startup Sheffield Meetup Group here
3. Come to Startup Meetup Sheffield next Tuesday, Jan 25th, at 6pm (tickets here)

Let's connect Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sheaf Valley: A show about Sheffield's startups is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem, with the goal to increase the visibility of and connectedness between local ventures, their founders, investors and other stakeholders while providing a lot of value to you, the listeners.

Episode 5 of season 2 is with Mike Stephens, CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark and Programme Lead for Transform SY. Entrepreneurial Spark is an accelerator for entrepreneurs, Mike and his team have built over 20 accelerators throughout the years in various partnerships and different places all around the world. Now, Mike has joined forces with TEAM SY - a local tech ecosystem building project, to transform South Yorkshire with the 'Transform SY' programme that will see 60 entrepreneurs go through the accelerator in the next year and a half.

Links from the show:

1. Click here to get your free tickets for Startup meetup Sheffield: meet a co-founder!
2. Visit Sifted.eu
3. Check out FourJaw Manufacturing and what put them on the top 5 list of industry 4.0 startups in 2022
4. Visit TEAM SY's website and familiarize yourself with their programmes
5. Follow Sheaf Valley on Twitter, connect with my personal LinkedIn or donate via PayPal here

Let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!

Sheaf Valley: a show about Sheffield's startups is a podcast dedicated to increasing the visibility of Sheffield's startup ecosystem and the connectedness between the different parts of it while delivering value to the listener every episode.

In this episode I spoke with Juri Knjazev from Alarmonit, a startup focused on developing the application of computer vision and AI for CCTV and security cameras. Juri studied Law in university but his interest towards technology and natural desire to solve problems every day led him to build a number of businesses with Alarmonit being his first SAAS.

Juri talks about the security industry and how computer vision can radically change the application of cameras, expanding their features to more than just observing and recording. He also shared what he thinks are the most useful traits a law student brings into the field of business.

Notes from the show:

1. Listen to Tom Oates from MyDaas, Joshua Faichney from Mealbase or Lei Nicandro talking about Startup Weekend - the first 3 episodes of season 2
2. Get your free tickets for Startup Meetup Sheffield and come meet Sheffield's startup ecosystem
3. Fill out this form to help me understand what you think Sheffield's startup ecosystem needs
4. Get your super early bird tickets (£20!) for Startup Weekend Sheffield here
5. Check out Startup Stash and find a tool that will help your startup
6. Check out Sorare, Vestiarie Collective, Mirakl and Sunday - the 4 French companies I discuss in the podcast
7. Check out Tickets for Good and