In Memory of Dad
Dhiren Shah
We're raising funds in dad's memory for The National Brain Appeal:
"Our vision is to improve the outcome and quality of life for the one in six affected by a neurological condition"
Funds raised will go directly toward the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
You can donate here.
You can learn more about our dad, Dhiren here.
- EFEntrepreneur First
EF Demo DayOn the 17th of March I pitched at the Entrepreneur First demo day, in front of 150 investors at Microsoft HQ in London. It was an exhilarating experience and was a chance to showcase what I had been working on over the course of the programme.This is a video of my demo day presentation (unfortunately you cannot see the slides I refer to in the video).You can see the other pitches here
Buckingham PalaceIn December 2013, I was invited to Buckingham Palace for an evening hosted by the Duke of York. The event provided a unique opportunity to meet with eminent entrepreneurs and take a sneak peak into the palace!Here is the BBC's account of the event.
No.10 Round TableIt is the UK government's aim to make London the start-up centre of Europe. I was invited along with other entrepreneurs to a round table discussion hosted at No.10. The discussion was focused around ways of supporting young entrepreneurs in London from a financial perspective, but also more fundamentally about stimulating entrepreneurial activity at a younger age in schools and at university.EF & NokiaDuring the summer we had an opportunity to work closely with Nokia on the launch of a new application designed to help find jobs, on top of its Joblens platform.
Elective - Marketplace for Medical TourismElective is a project I started on Entrepreneur First. The basic premise was to build an online marketplace for medical tourism.Private healthcare costs have been spiralling out of control, a dental implant treatment can cost as much as £30,000, a huge out of pocket expense. Yet the same procedure may be available upto 70% less in another country, as I witnessed during my Asia trip.
Regardless of the cost savings however, it is virtually impossible to distinguish between providers unless you know somebody who can provide a strong personal recommendation.
The internet has enabled transparency in so many sectors, yet when it comes to healthcare, consumers lack power and choice, this is a huge problem.
The idea behind Elective therefore is to facilitate trust and transparency in a globally fragmented marketplace, making it easy to find, compare and book affordable surgeries that patient's can trust, starting with dentistry.
Traveller
A few recent adventures...
118 Days Across Asia, 2013
An incredible journey, backpacking solo across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan and China over 4 months - 118 days to be precise.Rooftop of Africa, 2013
Bay Area Road Trip, 2014
Canada and West Coast Road Trip, 2014
Egypt, 2014
Brazil and Argentina, 2015
India, 2015
Costa Rica, 2016
Korea, 2016
India, 2016
Colombia, 2017
Mexico and Cuba, 2017
India, 2018
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