Entrepreneurs Society: Bloomsbury Startup Academy Executive

Imagine a UCL first-year turning a napkin sketch into a validated MVP that wins VC funding, all because Bloomsbury Startup Academy gave them the playbook. That’s the founder journey I want to enable, and as Executive, I’ll scale it for dozens more.

I’m standing for Bloomsbury Startup Academy Executive because I’ve walked the entrepreneurial path and know what it takes to turn ideas into traction. As co-founder of Project NEO (raised INR 150k to support 1550 disadvantaged citizens), and through my UCL x J.P. Morgan Design Sprint win building an investing platform prototype, I’ve lived the grind from ideation to execution.

BSA’s mission, which is refining ideas, building MVPs, generating revenue, resonates because I’ve done it: competitive analysis of Trading 212 and Moneybox, Figma prototyping under 48-hour deadlines, behavioral UX design solving real attrition problems. My consulting internship at Outfly taught me client-facing hustle; leading Young Entrepreneurs Club (mentoring 128 students) showed me how to scale communities.

Let’s make BSA the place UCL founders go to build, not just dream. Vote for the builder who delivers.

Hi, I’m Leo, and I am applying for the BSA Executive position because BSA has genuinely shaped my entrepreneurial journey. As a member of this year’s cohort, it was my long-awaited real-world introduction to entrepreneurship. Through the talks, workshops, and friendships I built, I not only gained practical skills but also the confidence to found my own venture, which is progressing well.

Most importantly, BSA marked my transition from a non-technical founder without clear direction to a semi-technical founder with a concrete vision and execution plan. It pushed me to teach myself core skills, like understanding website and app infrastructure or building MVPs quickly and effectively. That self-learning mindset is something I want to pass on.

As an Executive, I would bring fresh insight into what candidates truly want and need, especially non-technical founders who often struggle with concepts others see as “self-explanatory.” Therefore, I would emphasise practical execution: rapid MVP development, asking the right validation questions and avoiding the trap of receiving positive but unusable feedback. To support this, I would also share targeted reading recommendations.

Beyond workshops, I would leverage my network to help organise inspiring speaker events and informal socials, creating space for organic conversations where strong ideas and partnerships can naturally emerge. I’ll give my best so next year’s cohort leaves BSA inspired, equipped and ready to execute.