Hi all, a quick intro, and mods, feel free to remove this if it’s not welcome.

I run a 22-person design and development team, working mostly for UK agencies and businesses, often white label. At the moment we’re rebuilding a large news publisher’s platform with a dedicated team that includes an AI agent in the pipeline. We also look after 50+ sites a month for a UK agency and recently built a web app for an international airline.

We do websites (WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce), web and mobile apps, AI agents and automations, SEO and ads, and video editing. Hourly work starts at £12, WordPress builds at £850, and we also offer dedicated resource & team on monthly basis.

If you’ve got something waiting to be built, DM me and I’ll share our portfolio and a no-obligation estimate.

Cheers,

So I’ve been doing graphic design for quite some time now, and I think my portfolio is decent. Lately I’ve been wanting to land a junior graphic designer role at a marketing agency, but honestly I’m not sure where to start.

For those of you who work in agencies, what made you stand out when you were starting out? And what do you look for when you’re hiring juniors?

Would love any advice.

Hi! I'm currently launching my own strategic and communication agency at the intersection of luxury, fashion and motorsport. I work from home and I have a flexible planning. I'm looking for other freelancer and entrepreneurs who are flexible with their time schedule and would like to plan work session but also coffee meetups, walks in park to discuss their current stuggles and help each other out. Working on your own project can be lonely and I feel like it can be great to meet people going through the same things.

I just moved to London a month ago, I'm based in West London in Kensington but I don't mind commuting to meet up :)

I'm building a UK tool that gives an AI-assisted risk read on a business idea, and I keep running into the same trust problem. Some folk assume an AI will just flatter them. Others take a confident number as gospel.

What I've tried so far: labelling every claim as Verified, Estimate, Assumption or Unknown, with a source link for the verified ones; saying plainly that a rating is not a probability of success; and having it argue against the idea rather than cheer it on.

For anyone who's validated an idea before launching:

1. What would make you believe a tool's verdict, or ignore it?

2. What's the one thing it'd need to tell you that a mate or mentor wouldn't?

3. Would you pay for a researched report before spending money, and roughly what feels fair?

Full disclosure: I'm the developer (opportunityvalidator.com), and the first check is free if you want to see what I mean. I'm after criticism more than clicks.

Hi everyone,

Posting on behalf of my partner.

A Surrey University alumni, the founder and CEO of African Intelligence, an AI-powered learning platform serving 1,000+ learners across Africa with 30+ expert-led courses.

He's collaborated with many business across the UK, Middle East & Canada. He’s strengthening his portfolio and needs examples of community leadership. For example, judging a hackathon or speaking on a panel at tech events, any with additional media recognition and cover is also a big plus!

He's genuinely passionate about nurturing new talent and would love to contribute his time, expertise and guidance. Giving back is something he really values. All he'd ask in return is an invitation letter confirming his participation.

If you're running an event and need an extra judge or guest voice, please drop a message. Thanks so much! 🙏

End of week check-in for London founders and builders.

This is your space to talk about literally anything startup-related.

Got a question? Ask. Need feedback? Share. Want to find collaborators? Post away.

Struggling with something everyone else seems to have figured out? We've all been there.

Keep it simple:

What you're working on: [Brief description, one line is fine]

What you need: [Specific question, feedback request, or help needed]

Ground rules:

• Give before you take: Answer someone else's question before posting your own
• Be specific: Not "thoughts on my idea?" but "does £99/month make sense for SME project management tools?"
• Be sound: We're all trying to build something from nothing. No dickheads.

Let's go! 👇

Hi, founder of enableSEND, a platform for families, providers and local authorities to access information, advice and resources on SEND and disability across UK. Currently run a subscription model allowing full access and downloadable content.

**We have:**
Live product at market
Involvement from families and providers
Technical support covered

**We need:**
Support with sales and marketing directly to our target market to close sales to providers (schools, mainstream providers etc) and local authorities
Contacts in the industry would be ideal

Essentially need someone who is up for getting their hands dirty and mucking in but has a proven network or experience within this area. Currently no guarantee of salary but open to discussion around equity for the right person.

If this is of interest, send me a message.

Quite a long winded paragraph but, ultimately I want my life to do a 180, and I’m man enough to admit when I need help.

Is it just me or does everyone have a spare £20k these days or know people who do?

I believe in manifestation so I don’t force anything, but I also know I need to put myself out there.

I have the traits of such an ambitious person but can’t seem to find anyone who’s like minded.

I don’t shut myself off from the world but I never seem to cross paths with people who are likeminded.

I do not work a job as I do not believe in working for anyone for a paycheque.

I have a start up business, which has shown me the lack of people around me as (other than my girlfriend) no one reposts or reshares, it’s kind of sad but hey. It’s also shown me the lack of people I know who are in positions to help me elevate.

I see clips of streamers and think, what actually are you people doing? There must be a way someone like me 24 from Manchester can meet someone who knows so much more than me and is willing to share some knowledge. Do I want a mentor? Why not

I want a friend who wants to make a shit ton of money, tired of feeling mediocre when I genuinely know I am made for more.

I educate myself in; markets, investing, business, I read, but I feel unless you want to put your whole life on blast for the internet there’s no other way of making money.

There has to be someone out there who’s in a much higher position and wants to help someone else out simply because they understand the struggle

I’m looking to move my consulting work from sole trader to an LTD next week and I’ve come across 1st formations while looking at the different options but I'm incredibly paranoid about hidden corporate fees. A lot of online setup agents seem to lure you in for a couple of quid and then lock your digital certificates behind a paywall or add random recurring software retainers at checkout.

If you used them recently, is the checkout bill actually what you pay? I just want the basic incorporation paperwork without getting stuck in a subscription loop. Would appreciate any help! thankyou.

Are there any networking clubs in London for corporate professionals, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs?

Reddit has suggested this group because I initially posted in HENRYUK.

The last time I attended events like this was about 12 years ago, FC Club and InterNations in Beijing and Shanghai, and more recently, East Meets West in London, although that was more focused on real estate for wealthy Chinese.

Is there anything similar in London where you can simply turn up and talk to strangers? I am not interested in paid memberships such as BNI, and prefer to be free.

I returned to the UK about 10 years ago and have genuinely missed these kinds of events. Life got in the way, with family and a daily corporate job. However, I am now planning a career change and building entrepreneurial businesses from scratch, so I am keen to get back into these kinds of events and talk with like-minded people.

I am developing a cultural magazine to support local musicians, artists, film makers and writers.

This will be an ad-funded venture, and though margins are tight, the right core group can profit from this while building up the local community.

What I need?

Writers who can deliver consistently and have the expertise to find under represented artists.

Fundraisers who can navigate grant proposals and find alternate revenues.

Sales people who are comfortable building business with local businesses.

Just casually trying to make $50k before my bank account gives up on me. 💀

I have experience in:
• App marketing
• Meta Ads
• Google Ads
• Social media management
• AI content creation

Open to freelance, contract, remote work, marketing projects, or honestly anything where my skills can be useful.

If you have work, know someone hiring, or have a lead, please send them my way. My bank account and I would both appreciate it. 😂

Hi everyone,

I am based in Derby and am currently pursuing my master's. I want to attend networking/business events in London that are a good match for a master's student with 5 years of experience in the US job market.

I am willing to pay to attend events, but I'm looking for something realistic and affordable.

As someone who works in or around London what events or networking opportunities would you suggest that I can travel from Derby to London to attend that would actually be helpful?

Thanks in advance!

I’m exploring a new venture in the technology media, events and professional community space in the UK and am looking to connect with a potential co-founder - someone with sales/business development background within the technology or cybersecurity industry who has worked vendor-side and has experience attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at technology/cybersecurity conferences.

Hope this'll sound exciting to someone.

Ambitious founders don’t build alone. That’s why I’m organising weekly co-working events in London for ambitious founders who want to get their work done while building alongside other builders.

We currently have a lounge booked every Wednesday for around 10–15 people, but I’m looking to expand and find an additional space to organise it on weekends.

If you live in a residential building in London with a large communal lounge that residents can book, and you’d be interested in helping us host one of the sessions there, I’d love to hear from you.

End of week check-in for London founders and builders.

This is your space to talk about literally anything startup-related.

Got a question? Ask. Need feedback? Share. Want to find collaborators? Post away.

Struggling with something everyone else seems to have figured out? We've all been there.

Keep it simple:

What you're working on: [Brief description, one line is fine]

What you need: [Specific question, feedback request, or help needed]

Ground rules:

• Give before you take: Answer someone else's question before posting your own
• Be specific: Not "thoughts on my idea?" but "does £99/month make sense for SME project management tools?"
• Be sound: We're all trying to build something from nothing. No dickheads.

Let's go! 👇

Hey! My co-founder (36F) and I (33M) just re-did our website for a neurosomatic coaching program that helps purpose-driven professionals break patterns that keep them stuck.

Because of the complexity of what we offer, we wanted to see if our website makes sense for someone who has no idea of who we are and what we do.

We're not designers, so its a pretty basic website - but we need it to clearly communicate what we offer and how our coaching program works.

Would anyone be kind enough to help? Ideally looking for about 5-7 people so we can get a range of opinions. Happy to look through your website and return the favour on feedback if that would be helpful?

Thank you!

Building a startup alone gets isolating fast.

Come with your laptop, get some actual work done and get honest feedback on what you’re building.

Wednesday 30th 🗓️
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Canary Wharf 📍

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