Software Lancaster Talks with Jaz Chana on Monday, 27th July @6pm | Fraser House

Join us for Software Lancaster Talks next Monday. Jaz Chana joins us in Lancaster for “Scaling cinch: Or, How to Teach a Unicorn to Fly” - the story of scaling cinch from an early-stage startup into the UK’s largest online used-car marketplace.

Building the technology at cinch was only half the challenge. Jaz will share the leadership lessons he learned while helping scale one of the UK's fastest-growing startups, and how those lessons continue to shape his approach to building teams and products today.

Jaz is a seasoned CTO and CPTO with over 20 years’ experience leading technology and product organisations, including helping scale cinch from an early-stage startup into a billion-pound business. We have met Jaz a few times and can genuinely recommend him as an engaging and insightful speaker - this is one not to miss!

To make sure we have enough pizza (from Aquila) & drinks (from Farm Yard Brew0 available please sign up using the link below: https://www.meetup.com/software-lancaster-talks/events/315569257

📅 Date & Time: Monday, 27th July 2026, 18:00

📍 Location: Fraser House Hub, South Rd, Lancaster LA1 4XQ

🍕 Perks: Free pizza and drinks!

Post talk networking session from 20:15 onwards at The Royal Hotel & Bar, LA1 1YD

Software Lancaster Talks presents free, high-quality talks on technology, software engineering, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship every two months. The series is supported by Security Lancaster and the Data Science and AI Institute at Lancaster University, as well as local businesses.