Yaytrail at Open Soho!

Thanks for following the YayTrail story. Last Tuesday, February 23rd our co-founder Tom Kehoe had his first encounter with the London social media scene!
Here’s what he had to say;

Courtesy of Paul Walsh (Irish Opportunist, a founder chair, CEO, Mentor and Advisor to Internet and Mobile companies) I was invited to meet London’s biggest and brightest entrepreneurial tech talents at the “Open Soho 16 event”.

I must admit I was a little anxious prior to going to the event (at a secret location in London’s west end) but on arrival I was so impressed at how laid back and relaxed the vibe was about the place! Within minutes of signing up I was immediately welcomed to the group like a long lost friend and this alone made me feel instantly relaxed to go about trumpeting the efforts of the YayTrail project to date. Of course this always helps with the aid of a free-bar and again while it lasted, YayTrail enjoyed the host’s generous offerings!
It was refreshing to see so many creative people in attendance, each one of them having a story to tell and those who have tread the path, and been successful, only too happy to help in whatever way they can. This sort of advice and networking is truly priceless for start-ups like ourselves.

The evening was pretty much as it says on the tin for networking purposes, with a brief interlude coming in the form of a guest speaker, on this occasion, Mark O Neill (Chief Information Officer for the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport ) who gave a 15 minute brief on “how do organisations innovate?”

Some thanks are in order:
Yaytrail would like to thank Victoria Atherstone and Poppy Dinsey (http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk) for their kindness and generosity in introducing me to their circle of influential friends. Also a big up to Timothy Bosworth (www.thinkbigbebiggroup.com), Paul Tanner, Sheetal Mehta, Sam Sethi, and once again special thanks to Paul Walsh (particularly for listening to my 30 second Yaytrail pitch! Hope you liked it! ) and finally the hosts Iomart hosting and BT TradeSpace for sponsoring this excellent event.

I can’t recommend this event enough; everyone who has an interest in doing business in fun and relaxed surroundings or just wants to learn some more from some of the most creative minds around should be here. We are already looking forward to the next one!

Posted by Tom Kehoe at 4:25 AM