Metta Newsletter: Oct 2024 Edition
Included in this month’s edition:
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Article ?? Corporate Innovation: How to foster innovation in your organisation
Our Head of Partnerships Matt Briggs , was recently invited by Maddyness to share some insights around corporate innovation.
While corporate innovation has become essential for long-term business success, it has challenges that can affect both large and small organisations - including cultural resistance, lack of vision and internal politics. If not addressed, these challenges can limit business development.
The article highlights critical practices you can adopt for successful corporate innovation, including:
?? "Corporate innovation is essential for organisations to thrive in today’s rapidly changing business environment. It enables companies to adapt to market shifts, meet evolving customer needs, and maintain a competitive edge."
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Metta @ Fuckup Nights Glasgow: Sharing failure and other lessons from the startup founder journey
Although not always easy to talk about, failure is an inherent part of the startup journey.?Recently, our Co-Founder and Director ?? Wil Benton joined the second “Fuckup Nights Glasgow” event, to share stories of failure, growth and building resilience ????
Wil says ?? "I’m a big fan of embracing failure in entrepreneurship and am always keen to share the scars from my own startup journey to help people learn/avoid the mistakes I’ve made."
“Fuck Up Nights” (FUN) is an event series that aims to share stories of professional failure, and every month in over 200 cities, brings together various speakers to share their professional "fuckup" experiences. Check out the highlights reel ?? ??
Metta joins KDSC event to support the Kuwaiti entrepreneur ecosystem ????
We were delighted to co-host the most recent Kuwait Digital Startup Campus (KDSC) event earlier this week. Our Head of Partnerships Matt Briggs and Events Manager Stephanie Shaar attended the event at CODED's HQ in Kuwait City.
The event brought together government representatives, founders, investors and corporate leaders for an evening of collaboration, and was a brilliant opportunity to spark meaningful conversations about advancing and supporting the Kuwaiti entrepreneurship ecosystem.
A key outcome of the event was the valuable feedback from current and prospective entrepreneurs. Their insights highlighted challenges like funding gaps and mentorship needs, helping us shape future programmes and events to better support Kuwait’s growing startup community.
?? “The Kuwait Digital Startup Campus (KDSC) project brings tremendous hope to Kuwait’s startup ecosystem. I was truly amazed by the turnout at the initial event and am eager to see the programmes come to life soon. This will enable Kuwait’s entrepreneurs to be upskilled and elevate their startups to new heights.” Ahmad Marafi, Co-Founder and CEO of CODED
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Metta Supports Startups and Innovators at Global Aerospace Summit ??
Recently, we had the chance to participate in?Global Aerospace Summit, which took place in Abu Dhabi, showcasing startups driving innovation in aerospace.
As part of the Vista East-West Startup Hub, startups had the opportunity to pitch their solutions to top industry investors, and share founder insights.
Our Head of Partnership Matt also hosted a workshop for corporate and government representatives on how to effectively collaborate with startups to drive innovation and solve challenges affecting their organisations and clients.
We're proud to support the future of aerospace through collaboration between established players and emerging entrepreneurs, and inspired by the productive engagements at the event.
Metta takes part in Tech Zero Forum
Our Head of Partnerships Matt Briggs attended the Tech Zero Forum, held this week in London. The event allowed attendees to come together with other innovators in the sustainability space, and discuss how to accelerate towards the net-zero goal ??
Matt says ?? "A highlight for me was the discussion I had about the role of the private sector in delivering environmental and social impact projects. A really important discussion that left me full of inspiration to further our work at Metta!"
??? Meet the Metta team ???
Meet us at these upcoming events over the next few months!
Who: Marketing Lead, Nicole Whitelaw
Where: DIGIT Expo Edinburgh, EICC
When: 21st November, 2024
“DIGIT Expo is the largest annual technology event in Scotland. Attendees will experience a packed conference programme featuring keynotes, interactive workshops, and panels, alongside an extensive exhibition hall and networking area.”
Thanks for reading! If you’d like to learn more about our work or want to collaborate with us, feel free to?book an online call (office hours)?or read more on our website ??
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