It all started with a simple meal on 8th December 2011 in London
A deliberately small group, loosely curated, of entrepreneurs came together, shared a challenge and helped each other out. We didn’t know what it would lead to but we instinctively knew that a small gathering of good people would undoubtedly make some good things happen.
We hoped to do another. We did. Then another.
During 2012 we hosted one dinner a month and often wondered how 9others could be more useful to more people. One day that year Katie said, “What about other cities? Let’s do 12 cities in the next 12 months”.
Starting with Elise in Barcelona, then Matt in Berlin and Patrick in Singapore meals with 9others were hosted in 12 different cities over the next 12 months. The 9others network has now grown to over 4,000 entrepreneurs in 45 cities around the world. We still meet over a simple meal and help each other solve challenges by sharing connections, experiences and different perspectives.
Having a trusted network is something no entrepreneur should be without
Having hosted hundreds of meals and having seen the insights from around the world we’ve discovered that there are three key business challenges that, with the aid of others, can be turned around:
Money in, money out. Cash flow, investment and managing what you spend;
People in, people out. Making sure the right people get on board and stay with the mission and the wrong people don’t;
Communication. How to communicate the right thing to the right people at the right time.
That’s why from now and with your help we are building the Borderless Entrepreneurial Ecosystem needed to support emerging and underrepresented economies. ‘Borderless’ because it doesn’t matter where people happen to be because we’re all connected.
We believe that 9others can help hundreds and thousands of people solve the 3 key challenges in business.
