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Boardmembers wanted
Wil je bestuurservaring opdoen, je netwerk uitbreiden, toffe evenementen organiseren en €10.000 euro weggeven aan de beste jonge ondernemer van Leiden? Dan is Gulliver per direct op zoek naar jou! We zoeken bestuursleden die ongeveer 3 uur per week willen
Gulliver Final 2021
On December 2nd Gulliver will be giving away €10.000 for the fifth time. Three teams made it to the final and will elaborate on their ideas to a jury. Besides the grand prize, BioPartner Leiden also provides an additional price
Gulliver is looking for a new board
Would you like to expand your network, organize events, and give away €10.000? Gulliver is looking for you.PositionsCurrently we are looking for young, entrepreneurial minded people for the following positions; Social Media and PR, you are the backbone of Gulliver,
Gulliver competition so far
Last month the Gulliver competition 2019 has begun. A total of 21 teams with a broad range of ideas handed in their one-pagers. The teams have been working on their business plans and attended a pitch training by Jonathon Talbott to prepare for the semi final.On may 23th the semi-finals will take place. We have a total of 13 teams left who will pitch their ideas in strictly three minutes. They have to convince the jury that they deserve €10.000.
Competition – Grande Finale
Gulliver was founded to help students and adolescents kickstart their venture. One of the things we do is our competition. On June 20th the final contestants will pitch their ideas in front of an objective jury.Together with the participants and experienced entrepreneurs we will make sure it is going to be an informative and fun night.var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); };
Stories about funding
On May 15th we will be hosting a new 'stories about' edition. Experienced entrepreneurs will discuss how they got the appropriate funding for their ideas, how they survived the valley of death, and how they managed to set the proper timelines.More about speakers soon!Location: PLNT
Sera Novo acquires new funding
Sera Novo, one of our previous competition winners is really working hard on their new platform of medicine formulation. They recently acquired a €300.000 investment from UNIIQ. Sera Novo’s technology enables a new way of dissolving medicines and thereby enhances the chance of positive effect to the patient.Medicines that did not have a positive effect to the patient in another dissolvent can now be really valuable. This opens up a wide range of medicines that could be further developed using
Digital Security
What: Digital securityWhere: PLNT, Langegracht 70, 2312NV, LeidenWhen: March 28, 17:00 walk-inPrice: Free, including drinks and dinnerOn March 28 Gulliver will organize an event around Digital Security. In several short keynotes we will discuss the modern day security threads. With examples and experiments we will show how vulnerable we are to cyber attacks.We discuss the ins and outs of digital security. We approach the topic from different angles such as legal or practical. You will learn what to keep in
Looking back: Stories about Switching
On January 31 Joris Castermans and Susanne de Nooijer discussed their stories about switching. Joris shared his personal story and drive of becoming part of a big corporate. After being part of KPN he realized that corporate life is not completely how he imagined it. Joris switched to entrepreneurship and started with a rather safe freelance opportunity. That position provided him with the necessary inspiration, contacts and freedom to work on his new start-up concerning speech technology called Whissp.Susanne shared
Stories about Switching
What: Stories about Switching Where: PLNT, Langegracht 70, 2312NV, Leiden When: 31st January 2019, 17:30 On January 31 Gulliver organizes a new edition of 'Stories about'. This time we will discuss what it means to switch between entrepreneurship and employment in both directions. On the one hand it raises questions like: what does it mean to give up your (successful) job and start your own business, what are the drivers to do so, and how did it work out? On the other hand,
Throwback Futureproof
On the 7th of November, we celebrated sustainable entrepreneurship during Gulliver’s first edition of Futureproof. Our chairman Arash Aazami took off with an inspiring keynote about new energy models. One of the important messages he gave us: alternative sources of energy are not that alternative at all. We have been using wind and water power way longer than we have been using fossil fuels. Furthermore, Arash took us into a new concept he is working on with his company Kamangir:
Gulliver FINALE
In order to stimulate new entrepreneurship Gulliver organises an annual competition among young entrepreneurs in Leiden. We believe that the three most important factors for the success of a new enterprise are speaking to the right people, gathering and processing valuable feedback and attracting the right amount of funding. By joining the competition as a young entrepreneur you get access to a vast network, organised and ad-hoc feedback and the possibility to win €10.000,- to develop your new enterprise
FUTUREPROOF
FUTUREPROOF, Gulliver's biggest event up to now. It will be guided around sustainable development. We will explore different facets of a futureproof society. Highly recognized speakers take us along their mission to build a futureproof society.