Nikhil Shah
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Skills: | C/C++, Event planning, Graphic design, HTML / CSS, Marketing, Web design |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | CUE, Imperial Entrepreneurs, Seedcamp |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Cambridge |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Man Make Music |
| Position: | Founder and coordinator |
| Description: | Currently founder and coordinator of Man Make Music, which runs diverse dance music events in interesting venues and spaces in London, with strong press exposure including The Guardian & Metro. |
| Employer: | The Value Engineers (Brand Consultancy) |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | September 2007 - May 2008 |
| Description: | • As a consultant at this strategic brand consultancy I was exposed to challenging questions in branding and marketing strategy. I learned about the areas of strategy, branding, innovation and consumer insight.
• Key analysis of quant research (SPSS) for global “Usage & Attitudes” study (leading mobile handset brand) and global segmentation (leading consumer electronics brand) in teams of 4-6. • Qualitative market research for media and FMCG brands, conducting depth interviews, facilitating consumer groups and interpreting insights into key learnings for clients. • Key member of 3 person trends team, helping develop trends content for flash website, briefing and overseeing build of site, event managing launch event and overseeing £10K budget for the project. |
| Employer: | Cambridge University Students’ Union – Entertainments (CUSUents) |
| Position: | Entertainments Manager |
| Time period: | July 2005 - July 2006 |
| Description: | • Leading a team of 25 people I organised & promoted 3-4 weekly club events and numerous special events (including the Freshers and end of year events). I also provided support to college entertainment officers for their own programs.
• Controlled budgets for all “CUSUents” activity and met all key financial targets, turning over more than £50,000 in the year. • Oversaw rebuild of “CUSUents” website from a static, dormant beast to a dynamic, back-ended and actively updated site. • Understanding and appreciation of a variety of music genres to maintain accessibility and appeal of student events. I was involved in urban, pop, indie and dance nights, and booked artists in scenes from slam poetry to ska. |
| Employer: | The Home Office |
| Position: | Summer Internship - Performance & Development Unit |
| Time period: | June 2004 - August 2004 |
| Employer: | Actuarial company Towers Perrin |
| Position: | Gap year placement |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2002 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Cambridge |
| Time period: | 2002 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Mathematics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Active fan of a variety of music genres – use music press, blogs, specialist radio and peers to keep up to date; enjoy going to festivals and gigs; DJ and perform in a live outfit with regular playouts; enjoy making remixes/mashups.
• Travelling; snowboarding; basketball; yoga; photography. |
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David Langer
Internet entrepreneur. Co-Founder & CEO, GroupSpaces Ltd. Blogger, davidlanger.co.uk
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Cong Cong Bo
President of Cambridge University Entrepreneurs, enthusiastic photographer, love technology, adore fashion and passionate about gastronomy
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