Category: Entrepreneurship

  • Exploring the boundaries of cutting-edge science and technology in Oxford

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    Despite the courses in Oxford being quite specialised, the sheer concentration of deep-tech talent in the form of DPhil candidates and advanced research institutes make for an abundant setting of science research. Itโ€™s so easy to dabble in the different aspects. While everyone looks in awe at AI, here are some other areas of science…

  • Being a contrarian in the startup world

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    As an entrepreneur, itโ€™s tempting to ride a wave โ€” Web3, AI, or whatever the current trend may be โ€” but this only works if youโ€™re in early, with a solid understanding of the underlying technology. VCs tend to chase after non-contrarian ideas, especially when driven by a technological shift. If itโ€™s an asymmetric bet,…

  • Should I pursue full-time entrepreneurship coming from Oxford?

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    The allure of entrepreneurship is strong, especially for those graduating from a prestigious institution like Oxford. The idea of forging your own path, creating something new, and potentially achieving significant financial success is appealing. There is an incredible startup ecosystem, and itโ€™s very easy to become a part of that exciting scene. With incubators, startup…

  • Why entrepreneurs have to be technical

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    With the rise of Bubble and other no-code platforms, it seems like you be technical to start a company. In fact, “vibe coding” with Cursor and Windsurf allows people to instruct an LLM to build entire code bases with a few prompts. For entrepreneurs and startups, this means rapid prototyping and MVP development with significantly…

  • Entrepreneurship – an option and not an all-in

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    Entrepreneurship is seen as an inherently risky proposition. The Europe start-up ecosystem in particular has been criticised for being risk-averse in comparison to their American counterparts. The risks of entrepreneurship Wasserman (2013) found that the self-employed tended to have 35% lower earnings compared to if they had been in a paid job. Given that there…

  • Fear the MLM

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    I was 15 years old when I was approached by someone on Facebook asking me to be a partner in their distribution business. I was very interested – wow, some business is actually interested in teenager me! I was an immensely stupid kid, but fortunately, they backed off when I said that I was still…