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Tom Ilube presents on Creating Your Own Start-Up Company
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CIT Liveryman
George Kalorkoti, a
WCIT sponsored
LBTS Governor, introduced
fellow WCIT Liveryman Tom
Ilube when he spoke to some
150 sixteen to eighteen year
old LBTS 6th Form students in
October. This was the fourth
in a series of talks initiated by
the our sponsor governors and
WCIT since 2013.
Tom started with a slide of
photos of himself through the
years, including one from his
younger days, that would have
won most Jimi Hendrix
look-alike contests, and
summarised his ‘life journey’
as ‘From McDonalds to
Maserati’. He had the
students’ undivided attention
for the rest of his talk…
Tom Ilube captivating the students at LBTS
Tom Ilube spent time with the students after his presentation to
answer further questions
Tom went on to set out six
steps for creating a start-up
company, starting with ‘Think
of an idea’ and ending with
‘Lead from the front’. He also
talked about his planned flight
into space on Virgin Galactic,
although this is not due for a
couple of years…
There were far more questions
than there was time to answer
them, ranging from “If I send
you an idea for a start-up will
you back me?” (Answer: “No,
but I’ll tell you if I think it’s a
good idea”) to “How much did
it cost you for your booking
into space?”
(Answer: “£250,000”)
After the event Tom expressed
to us, "I always find it
inspiring to speak to LBTS
students. They are fizzing with
ideas and questions and I leave
feeling excited about the
future. I probably get more out
of it than they do to be honest"
Contributed by George
Kalorkoti, WCIT Liveryman
and Chair of LBTS Governors
Photos by: LBTS
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