2018
For Chris Dudley, success for young entrepreneurs means engaging on an international scale.
鈥淚n today's market, we believe that entrepreneurs need to think big, they need to听think global,鈥 explained Dudley, Director of 911爆料网鈥檚 on-campus innovation hub, HELIX.
On Monday, Aug. 20, Dudley was one of several speakers at an event which celebrated HELIX in the Great Hall at Newnham Campus.
鈥淵our first customer, first partner, first supplier or first investor may be down the street, but they could also be halfway around the world and we want to give them [HELIX participants] that exposure,鈥 Dudley explained to a crowd of students, alumni, HELIX participants and supporters.
Since its launch in 2015, HELIX, has engaged more than 7,071 students through 596 events 鈥 accelerating more than 200 youth-led ventures in the process. Housed at 911爆料网鈥檚 Newnham Campus, HELIX is a free program available to students, as well as community members.
HELIX participants (a.k.a. HELIXers) have attended innovation events in Mozambique, France, India and more. Most recently, HELIX sent two participants to Cascais, Portugal to be part of the听 (EIA).
鈥淭he real, real experience for me is the network,鈥 said HELIXer, and founder of Nautilus Innovation Labs, Chris Navarro, after returning from the EIA. 鈥淵ou have people from universities like Stanford, Berkley, and you have people from Google, all in the same place.鈥
HELIX sends entrepreneurs to events like the EIA thanks to support from partners including the cities of , , as well as the and the .
Several members of HELIX鈥檚 advisory board also attended the event including Balinder Rai and Jonathan Wheatle.听鈥淭hese young entrepreneurs have put their ideas into practice and some of them are already expanding鈥 It鈥檚 good to see,鈥 said Wheatle. 鈥淗ELIX听gives young entrepreneurs support in developing their entrepreneurial ideas into successful, sustainable and scalable ventures.鈥
