Robin Brattel

Robin Thomas Brattel
Occupation Technology and publishing entrepreneur
Organization WeGoDo Inc. & Ltd.
Known for Founder of WeGoDo Inc & Ltd., Inapub Ltd. and Eventility Ltd.
Website wegodo.com inapub.co.uk

Robin Thomas Brattel is a technology and publishing entrepreneur from the UK, known for being the founder of Inapub Ltd., Joinin (Eventility) Ltd. and WeGoDo Inc. & Ltd.

Early Career and TSO

Brattel was the Director of Digital for The Stationery Office (TSO), a UK publisher that produces print and digital publications for government agencies and departments, as well as for companies in the private sector.[1][2] In 2011 Brattel was invited to lead the judging panel for the OpenUp contest run by TSO as a part of their championing the use of transparent data. The contest awarded money for innovative ideas on opening data to benefit the public.[3] Included on the judging panel for the inaugural award were artificial intelligence expert Sir Nigel Richard Shadbolt and Open University director of communications Lucian J Hudson.[4] The panel awarded the prize to OUseful blogger Tony Hirst for his ideas about the use of UCAS data.[5]

Prior to TSO, he worked for various companies as a website consultant and as the head of online for a dot com startup.[6] As an independent web developer, he also audited Guidelines for UK Government Websites – Illustrated Handbook for Web Management Teams, the UK Government's official web guidelines document.[7][8]

WeGoDo

In September 2014, Brattel founded WeGoDo Inc and WeGoDo Ltd, a business who's focus is to help connect people who share the same interests so that they can do more of what they love to do. WeGoDo was shortlisted for the Alpha Summit part of the Dublin Web Summit 2014 event in Dublin, Ireland.[9] The mobile first solution is scheduled to rollout in Spring 2015.[10]

Inapub

In 2009, Brattel founded Inapub, a site the helps people find pubs in the UK, and allows pub owners to reach customers through digital marketing and social networking tools.[11][12] Inapub also organises events to co-ordinate the efforts of pubs to raise funds for charity or recognise significant dates.[13][14] In 2010, Inapub launched a mobile app that allowed users to search for pubs based on their locations and services offered.[15][16] In 2011, the company teamed up with UK publisher Archant to produce Inapub, a monthly trade magazine for pub owners.[17] In 2012, Inapub was shortlisted for launch of the year from the British Society of Magazine Editors.[18] Brattel also does business presentations, advising pub owners on ways they can use the web and social networking to improve their businesses.[19]

Joinin/Eventility

In 2011, Brattel founded Joinin/Eventility, a site that helped organisations, events and venues promote events.[20] Oriented toward groups of all sizes, Eventility seeks to grant public organisations and private business with access to organizational tools that allow them to create and promote events.[21] In 2012, the site added features that allows groups to collect registration fees from participants via PayPal.[22] Eventility became Joinin.com before being shut down in October 2014 with users being directed to WeGoDo.com.

Affiliations and Public Speaking

Brattel is a member of the Collaborative Strategies Network, an organisation founded in 2009 by Lucian J. Hudson that employs a group of experts to promote collaboration within and between nations, sectors, disciplines and organisations.[23][24] In 2010, he was part of a group of technology professionals who founded TechHub, a site that provides physical and virtual spaces for tech entrepreneurs to meet, work together and exchange ideas.[25][26][27] He also speaks regularly at events on the topics of open data, entrepreneurship and using digital solutions for the promotion of events, organisations and businesses.[28][29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Williams Lea". Williams Lea. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "FAQs | TSO (The Stationery Office)". TSO. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Charles Arthur. "OpenUp winner aims to make UCAS data available for prospective students | Technology". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "UK Digital Technology takes another step – Open Data | Lucian J. Hudson, Director of Communications, The Open University – personal blog". Open.ac.uk. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "OpenUp Panel Chair Robin Brattel, shares the panel's 'judging thoughts' " TSO Open.Up Blog". Blog.openup.tso.co.uk. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Werbegeschenke (18 January 2010). "Q&A: Robin Brattel of Inapub.co.uk". Econsultancy. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Office of the e-Envoy (May 2002). "Guidelines for UK Government websites – Illustrated handbook for Web management teams" (PDF). TSO. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Guidelines for UK Government Websites: Illustrated Handbook for Web Management Teams". Tsoshop.co.uk. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Web Summit Exhibitors". blog.websummit.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "WeGoDo.com". www.wegodo.com. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Food & Drink Innovation Network " Consumers Can Search For Real-Time Events in Pubs And Bars". Fdin.org.uk. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Eight out of 10 use Google to plan night out". Morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Pubs urged to take part in world record quiz attempt". Morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Free online help to promote your Royal Wedding party". Morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (1 August 2012). "Apps Rush: Now TV, Animate It, MY GPS, Weather HD 2, Mitt's VP, Breaking Bad, Knock Knock and more | Technology". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Promoting a dog friendly pub? There's an app for that". PubGenie. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "News: Inapub and Archant get connected". InPublishing. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "BSME Awards 2012: The full shortlist". Press Gazette. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ideas for digital marketing" (PDF). Morning Advertiser Freehouse 500. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Partners". Cambridgeshire.net. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  21. ↑ "Eventility brings people, places and things we do together. Less online, more social!". Cambridge Network. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "EVENTILITY® New Subscriptions Collections and API Feature Makes Club and Group Organisation a Breeze". Uk.prweb.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "About CSN Members " Collaborative Strategies Network". Tocollaborate.org. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Collaborative Strategies Network". Tocollaborate.org. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  25. ↑ Geere, Duncan (24 March 2011). "UCAS data release could spur open data innovation (Wired UK)". Wired.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "TechHub". TechHub. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  27. ↑ Phil Muncaster. "V3.co.uk". V3.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  28. ↑ "International Confex & Live Experience 2013 – Robin Brattel". International-confex.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  29. ↑ "Warwick London Alumni Network – Growing and Exiting a Business". Wbs.ac.uk. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  30. ↑ "It's Collaboration August!". CamCreative. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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