The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
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The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
Start-Up Stories with Umaima Ahmad, CEO and Founder of 52 North
The ideaSpace Podcast
52 minutes 20 seconds
2 years ago
Start-Up Stories with Umaima Ahmad, CEO and Founder of 52 North
In this special Cambridge Tech Week podcast episode we chat to Umaima Ahmad, CEO and co-founder of 52North, a multi-award winning med-tech company focused on reinventing the healthcare journey, starting by transforming cancer care with Neutrocheck®. She shares lessons learned from the early days of Neutrocheck to the company recently being the first ever venture investment of Macmillan Cancer Support. Hear how Umaima moved from a successful career as a finance lawyer into the world of entrepreneurship and healthcare, via her role in business development at AstraZeneca. She tells us about how the idea came about, the importance of good hires and provides some tips on securing early investors.
The ideaSpace Podcast
The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
