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Posted in Competitions, Local News, tagged , on 31 May, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you haven’t heard, Barcamp Glasgow is being run on 18th June! This year, Barcamp is being held in conjuction with Interactive Scotland and will feature a list of high profile speakers from STV, RealTime Worlds, Mediacom, Spotify, Facebook (TBC), Scotsman.com, Dog, Line, Whitespace, Innovation Digital, Spider Online, New Media Corp, Wildfire, w00tonomy, ISO Design, [...]

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The Converge Challenge: Time for Researchers to think Business!

Posted in Competitions, Local News on 21 May, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The latest Business Plan Competition from Heriot-Watt is trying to pull innovations from researchers and academics. If you recognise any of these acronyms as research pools you’re a part of - ERPem, ScotCHEM, SISCA, SIPR, SIRE, MASTS, SUPA - then you’re eligible! Get your applications in by 11th June 2010, with more details below. Heriot-Watt Business Plan [...]

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Say Your Thanks: Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year

Posted in Competitions, Local News, tagged , , on 2 March, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Most of the year, talk of prizes and awards means a chance for startups and entrepreneurs to gain recognition. Right now though, the tables are turning. There are many folks in the university community who go above and beyond for all of us, with guidance and advice that rarely gets proper acknowledgement. They give up [...]

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£3 Million Fund for Plastic Electronics

Posted in Competitions, Local News, tagged , , , , , on 22 January, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Plastic electronics is said to be one of the next big things, and it may just be worth a little thought. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) sure thinks so, and they are offering £3 million to fund ideas in this emerging field. Compared to silicon, plastic electronics are cheaper, lighter, and more flexible. At the [...]

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Competition Winner: Destroy the Fax Machine!

Posted in Competitions, tagged , , , on 28 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve been highly amused by the responses to our last competition, so thanks very much for your thoughtful rants on technologies you’d like to destroy. There are several we’d love to follow through with! Our winner this time is Tim Barlow, who submitted the following: The fax machine. Or at least those that insist on [...]

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Competition: If you could destroy one technology, what would it be?

Posted in Competitions on 8 August, 2009 | 18 Comments »

Everyone has a technology pet hate; mobile phones, apple, emacs, nuclear power (a little extreme there?). Just because you put up with it, doesn’t mean you like it. This month we want you to answer: If you could destroy one technology, what would it be? Just post your answer below (in the comments section) and make [...]

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Competition Winners Revealed! #Ass & .biz

Posted in Competitions on 13 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After intensive debate and a rigorous selection process, we are very excited to announce the winners of our first two competitions held last month. Winning answer for Competition #1 (What is the most ridiculous Twitter message you’ve seen?) Award goes to Rachel Willmer, who shared an impressive bum Tweeting tale:

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Reminder: 2 Competitions for Pancake Paradise

Posted in Competitions on 22 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Daydreaming about a pancake feast with StartupCafe bloggers? Or you just enjoy winning? Good news! We’ve got 2 competitions still open this month. Stakes are high, as the prize is a delightful pancake breakfast (American or French, your choice) with all four of us. Competition #1: What is the most ridiculous Twitter message you’ve seen? Competition [...]

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Competition #2: Helping us help you

Posted in Competitions on 14 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

More pancakes are at stake as we put our culinary obsession to more productive ends. As before, win a delightful pancake breakfast (American or French, your choice) with the four StartupCafe bloggers you love most! To enter, tell us: How can StartupCafe be most useful to you?  Email your answers to pancakes@startupcafe.co.uk by 30th June. [...]

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Competition: Win a Pancake Feast!

Posted in Competitions on 10 June, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Win a sumptuous pancake breakfast (American or French, your choice) with your four favourite StartupCafe bloggers! To enter, tell us: What is the most ridiculous Twitter message you’ve seen? Email responses to pancakes@startupcafe.co.uk by 30th June. Winner announced early July and indulged at your convenience.

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