Jay Cousins
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I'm an inventor and entrepreneur. I see opportunities in everything and occasionally elect to exploit those opportunities. I like to share, knowledge, information, ideas, and time.
Currently I am moving to Berlin to set up an Open Product Development Business, specialising in new ways to interact with online tools and information in offline environments. I want to decomputerise the way we use the web.
I'm always learning, hopefully always teaching. I have a lot to learn right now, you can see my learner pages for that.
In return I have much to offer, I know how to take a product from idea to market (although I'm now also experimenting with new ways to do so). I know marketing, I know people, I know how to get things done, plan events, sell, design, produce, and innovate.
I've experimented with Social Technologies, and am fascinated with it. I say social technologies as I include anything that has an influence in the social realm within my working process. This ranges from how we speak to one another, to online websites. Real world interaction is still the most important sphere we operate in and we should not be blinded by this as we attempt clumsy facebook landgrabs.
One-to-one lessons
Experience
Founded, managed and grew international distribution and production company
I have broad experience, and experiences. This is due to taking my university degree work and growing a business around it. At its peak we were selling in 22 countries worldwide, selling in largest outdoor retailers in US and Canada, producing in China and selling online.
I had to do everything on my own in the early years, and later manage 2 other people as well as manage the distribution network and sales channels.
As a result I have learned every aspect of building an international start up company, it isn't easy. But if you want to know how, or any aspects of any of the skillsets involved, drop me a line.
Educational history
BA (Hons) 1st Class
Institution:
Sheffield Hallam University BA (Hons) 1st Class
Institution:
Sheffield Hallam University Teaching
Services
THE SMALL PRINT
I'm a social individual and get a kick out of helping where I can, therefore I'm available to work for beers and dinners, if more time is required we can negotiate rates.
