🤖 AI for Product Managers, Cultural Intelligence, Future of Learning
Here’s your Campfire for Monday, June 22nd
📣 Asks, Offers, Updates, & Deadlines
🚀 Signals applications re-open July 6th: £200k VC investment from Techstart Ventures for outlier founders at the very early stages of building what could become very large global companies. More info and briefing sessions here.
🇺🇸 Applications are open for Founders House SF Edition by Impact Rise Ventures. Designed for Scottish founders with US ambitions, this 10-day programme takes a cohort to San Francisco during SF Tech Week. Applications are open now for a cohort of 10 founders.
📞 SWURF Pods are live at St James Quarter giving hybrid workers and business travellers instant access to private, soundproof spaces for calls, meetings, and focused work while on the move. Campfire readers can use code FIRE30 for a free 30-minute session.
👭 Interested in connecting with possible co-founders? Fill in your listing on Cofounder Curious today! Connect with others for possible cofounder matching here.
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📅 Events
📈 23/06, 08:30 🗺️ Perth: SMAS Breakfast Briefing: Making Change Happen in Your Organisation A practical breakfast session exploring why change is often resisted and how to turn good intentions into lasting behaviours. MORE INFO
💰 23/06, 11:00 🗺️ Online: UK Grant Funding in 2026 - The Masterclass for Early-Stage Founders Learn where UK grant funding is heading, which opportunities are worth pursuing, and how to write stronger applications for non-dilutive funding. MORE INFO
🚀 23/06, 15:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: UnStuck Bring your biggest startup challenge and get practical advice, fresh perspectives, and valuable connections from fellow founders and the wider community. MORE INFO
🤝 23/06, 18:00 🗺️ Eyemouth: New Ventures Networking Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, chat with a South of Scotland Enterprise business coach, and enjoy refreshments in a welcoming, no-pressure environment. MORE INFO
💡 24/06, 09:30 🗺️ Glasgow: Skills Velocity: The Future of Learning Humans, Machines & Agentics Discover how organisations are using affordable technology and practical innovation to tackle workforce challenges, improve productivity, and adapt to rapid change. Featuring real-world case studies and lessons learned from businesses delivering measurable results. MORE INFO
💡 24/06, 18:15 🗺️ Edinburgh: Developing People with Cultural Intelligence
How do we lead, communicate, and collaborate across cultures? Join Lucy Butters to explore cultural intelligence, inclusion, and practical strategies for developing people in diverse organisations and communities. MORE INFO
🎯 25/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: How Do I AI? Day in the Life of Product Managers
Go beyond the AI hype and see how product managers from startups, enterprise, and freelance backgrounds are using AI in their real day-to-day workflows. MORE INFO
🤝 25/06, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Edinburgh x Venture Café
Connect with fellow founders, hear inspiring startup stories, and expand your network at this special Venture Café and Founders Meetup collaboration. MORE INFO
👥 26/06, 09:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founder Coworking Day
Join fellow founders for a day of focused work, peer networking, and meaningful conversations in a dedicated coworking space. MORE INFO
🤖 27/06, 11:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: AI for All Carnival 2026 Discover AI through hands-on activities, live demos, workshops, and interactive exhibits designed to make artificial intelligence accessible for all ages and backgrounds. MORE INFO
⚡ 30/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup Edinburgh:June 2026
Join Edinburgh's tech community for networking, startup updates, demos, keynote talks, and post-event drinks. MORE INFO
☕ 30/06, 11:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Co-Work Club Edinburgh Swap the home office for a productive day of coworking, networking, and collaboration with fellow remote workers, freelancers, and founders. MORE INFO
🌍 30/06, 10:00 🗺️ Glasgow: EU Digital Market Entry Learn how UK businesses can successfully re-enter and grow within EU markets by navigating post-Brexit regulations, compliance, and digital sales channels. MORE INFO
☕ 01/07, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Unfiltered Edinburgh Start your day with coffee, conversation, and informal networking with founders, entrepreneurs, and members of Edinburgh’s tech community. MORE INFO
☕ 01/07, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: Unfiltered Aberdeen Join the local tech community for coffee, conversation, and informal networking with founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. MORE INFO
⚽ 02/07, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Game Changers- Inside Scotland’s SportsTech Scene Explore how founders, innovators, and investors are driving the future of sports technology in Scotland at this Venture Café community event. MORE INFO
⚡ 02/07, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow July 2026
Join Glasgow's tech community for networking, pizza, talks, and the chance to connect with people building and working in technology. MORE INFO
🤝 16/07, 16:00 🗺️ Dundee: Techscaler Dundee & Tay Cities Tech Meetup
Connect with founders, investors, mentors, and tech professionals at this community meetup focused on growing Dundee and the Tay Cities tech ecosystem. MORE INFO
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