Hi @Francisca_Chiedu @Raphael @Akash_Joshi
I’m happy to share that I received my endorsement this morning for Stage 1 Exceptional Promise. I would like to thank you for the invaluable feedback you provided me and others as I was able to avoid recurring mistakes.
I ended up submitting:
- 4 MC documents:
- 1 testimony from a client
- 1 testimony from a fundraising partner
- 1 document evidencing 2 high speaking events with 3rd party validation
- 1 document showing commercial impact with a signed LOI highlighting my contribution.
- 3 OC1 documents:
- 1 granted patent description
- 1 pending patent description
- 1 letter from the CTO of the company attesting to my involvement in the IP generation for both patents + recognising my technical innovation in general (outside the scope of the patent)
- 3 OC3 documents:
- 1 document with technical diagrams of a secondary project I worked on whilst at the company. I included projected sales and impact.
- 1 document showcasing my impact towards the upcoming seed round for the company. I showed that my contributions brought in £1M+ in investment for the company.
- 1 document showing my impact on the global growth of the company with 3rd party validation.
General comments: MC → focus on 3rd party recognition. OC1 → focus on technical innovation. if there is 3rd party validation that’s a bonus. OC3 → recognition for impact. Where possible include a letter from a 3rd party to add credibility to your claims.
For the LORs, I had 2 Docusigned ones. For the 3rd LOR, they contacted the referee to double check the endorsement → If you can Docusign letters that adds credibility and potentially less processing time.
For the Personal Statement, I made sure to have a cohesive story as to how everything from my evidences and career path strings together and how that affects my plan to stay in the UK and contribute to the tech scene.
If you’ve made it this far, hope this was a helpful read, and good luck in your applications!!