MEET THE TEAM.

Let's first kick things off and give you a bit of background about myself. My name is Tim Doughty, I am 22 years old and I am currently on my gap year after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2016. I live just outside London in the Thames Valley Area. I enjoy most sports, however, my favourites are cricket, squash, golf and football. I currently run my own cricket coaching business, Cricket Vision, which I ran through my university years. I have also worked for two further start ups over the last two years, one based in the UK and one in San Francisco. I have also experienced the so called 'Digital Nomad' life in Bali where I worked remotely for 5 weeks from a co-working space called Hubud, which was fantastic!

 

So why have I set up Uni Founders? Good question!

 

Part of the reason why I have set this up is because I wanted to create a platform where student entrepreneurs can share their stories to other budding student entrepreneurs in the hope that it will inspire them to start their own ventures. I want to create the culture amongst student entrepreneurs of "If he/she can do it, I can."  Furthermore, during my final year at university I was President of the Entrepreneur Society where I found that there was not much online specifically for those students who want to go down the entrepreneurial route and set up their own businesses. Therefore, I thought I would create this website which will give all entrepreneurial students motivation, advice, thoughts, and interviews with current student entrepreneurs. Also I hope that in the future we will run workshops around the country to help you on your business venture. 

 

I hope you will get value from our website and if you are a current student at University and running a business please do get in touch to share your experiences. Similarly, if you are a student who wants to launch a business, please do get in touch and let us know what topics you would like to see on the blog.

 

 

 

 

Live your dream and share your passion !

 

What drives me? Passion. Passion in transforming ideas in businesses to help as much as I can.

 

I'm currently in my final year studying International Management at Warwick Business school and in my free time, running my startup: Givee, with my co-founder Seb. We work together with a team of committed students to solve the problem of finding gifts: www.givee.co.uk. At Givee (www.givee.co.uk), we help hundreds of people to find gifts for their friends and family. We are now building a technology that integrates with e-commerce marketplaces to transform any product, into a personal and flexible gift experience. Stay tuned.

 

Balancing both running a business whilst studying can be challenging. Thereby, Unifounders was born, to connect, support and nurture student entrepreneurs. I am deeply committed in bringing together through unifounders, motivated, bright and passionate entrepreneurs to inspire, nurture and support them on their journey.

 

Something which guides my decisions is the desire I have to inspire others to find and pursue their passions. I hope I can motivate people around me with my works. I love music. I started with the piano for a decade, and now addicted to guitar too. I also love making films, from conception to realisation. You'll often see me with my camera at hand, trying to capture beautiful moments.

 

 

I don’t care about what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for, if you’ll risk looking like a fool for love for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

 

 

Feel free to contact me :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrepreneurial by DNA, my passion in life is to take projects from imagination to achievement, to transform what was simply an idea into something tangible, valuable & memorable.

Alongside Unifounders, I also created  my startup www.givee.co.uk, the 21st century gift card, which combines the thoughtfulness of a physical gift with the convenience of a gift card.

When I’m not working (yes it does sometimes happen!), you’ll find me either playing football, golf, skiing, travelling, or discovering something new. I’m also a keen adventurer and curious learner, fascinated by space, the future and neuroscience.

A few quotes that speak to me are "If you’re smartest person in the room, then you’re in the wrong room" and "The most wasted human resource is intention".