Julie Meyer
Julie Meyer is one of the leading champions for entrepreneurship in Europe.
With over 20 years investment and advisory experience helping start-up
businesses, she is the well known founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital, founder
of Entrepreneur Country, co-founder of First Tuesday, panellist on BBC’s Online
Dragons’ Den, and weekly columnist in London’s City AM.
Don’t miss this chance to hear from one the world’s most recognisable
female entrepreneurs.
In her unmissable seminar, Julie will discuss how Could you single out a particularly proud
Name: Julie Meyer the UK has become an ‘entrepreneur country’. moment?
She’ll consider the rise of global business Working with the 53 founding investors who
Career Highlights: leaders who have emanated from the nation, the decided to back Ariadne, and being named
• Founder and chief executive of emergence of ‘Individual Capitalism’, and why a “Global Leader of Tomorrow” by the World
Ariadne Capital. ‘entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs’ is the most Economic Forum and being awarded “Entrepreneur
• Current panellist on BBC’s conducive model of early-stage venture capital that of the Year” in 2000 by Ernst & Young U.K – that
Dragons’ Den Online. works for start-ups. really meant a lot.
The founder of Ariadne Capital, Julie
went on to become a household name when she How about a disheartening one? Any
recently took the position of panellist on the BBC mistakes?
Her entrepreneurial flair has underground spin-off Dragons’ Den Online. I learned a lot with my first company, First Tuesday.
earned her awards as Ernst
But it doesn’t stop there for the serial I made some mistakes in setting up the corporate
investor; Julie is also founder of Entrepreneur structure of First Tuesday, which led to imbalances
& Young Entrepreneur of the Country, co-founder of First Tuesday, and a weekly and tensions.
Year and Wall Street Journal’s
columnist in London’s City AM.
Don’t miss this unique chance to hear Julie Who do you most admire in the industry?
Top-30 Most Influential speak – only at Business Startup. In the meantime, Jeremy Coller of Coller Capital and David Verey of
Women in Europe.
we caught up with her for a quick chat: LMS Capital
How do you explain your accomplishment? Any advice for all those ladder-climbing
Being an outsider, coming into new environments entrepreneurs?
– I have done this all of my adulthood, moving to Never give up, never accept no, and never ever go
cities like Paris and London, where I knew no-one away - even when they want you to...
Hall 1 – 11.45-12.15
and had to make it work. I attribute a lot of success
Friday to having a fearless attitude - I always think to The future of business – what have you got
BBC’s Online Dragon Discusses the Rise myself ‘what is the worst that can happen’ and then planned?
of Entrepreneurship in the UK I figure out what I would do. This has helped me to There is a fundamental network orientation to
Julie Meyer, start of BBC’s Dragons’ Den overcome my fear of failure. Another major factor business and the winner of the next phase of
Online, will give an overview of how the UK has been building long term relationships – I create business will be those who understand their role in
has become an “Entrepreneur Country”. the conditions of trust in the groups I work with, the ecosystem and can align the economics for the
So many global buisness leaders have which has made them successful. ecosystem.
emanated from the UK, and there’s no
reason why you can’t follow their heed.

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