Specifically software development, engineering capabilities in the app world—so we are an app-only product. Ryan had some knowledge there, and I think he would probably say that he’s learned along the way as well. But he brought to the table a lot of experience and knowledge, which allowed us to hit—or allowed him and us to hit—the ground running in him seamlessly coming into our project.
I’m Ryan, and I’m a third-year computer science student at the University of Warwick. I’ve been working with Little Birdie for about six months now, and it’s been a great experience for me—not only to learn more about the technologies that I see myself using in the future but also to learn more about what life will be like after university.
This has been an invaluable experience for me because it is the real world. I’ve been working on real hands-on projects, and that comes with the risks and the benefits that you would imagine.
I think possibly the most interesting part for me of being in the incubator itself is seeing how other startups at different stages are going through things. It’s been interesting to talk with other founders and see what other ideas are out there and how they’re going about achieving them.
Long term, I would like to pursue a startup myself, actually—definitely in the tech world. It’s something that I’ve been interested in for a long time, and this has been a great start on that journey.
I’ve learned a lot about how to conduct business and some of the challenges and what to realistically expect when you’re pursuing that kind of lifestyle. But yeah, one day I’d like to start something for similar reasons to Martin and Jeremy—a start-up—because I’d like to be able to actually achieve something and feel like I’m making a difference.
