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It’s an exciting time for Scottish startup Kiltr, a networking and social media site with a strong Scottish national flavour. We met with CEO Brian Hughes Halferty last year to hear about the company, and he seems like a really cool guy to work with. Having secured funding and launched the site in private beta, [...]

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Have time on your hands? Want to pick up some cool freelance work to help pay the bills? Seton Design agency, based in Edinburgh, is looking to bring on a freelance developer to help out with their projects. We interviewed the owner Andrew White for the scoop! So, Seton Design, what do you do? We are [...]

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LAUNCH.ed, the University of Edinburgh’s support service for student-entrepreneurs, is recruiting a new intern for the 2010-2011 academic year. This position is only open to current students at the University of Edinburgh. A full job spec has been posted on SAGE under the job title “Part-time Student Intern (September – April)”, and company name “The [...]

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We’ve got a project seeking a technical partner to get this idea from concept to prototype, and then hopefully beyond. Asanka De Silva, MD of marketing strategy consultancy Strateegia, is looking to develop an electronic alarming device that can communicate with another object roughly 20-200 metres away. More info from Asanka below, and get in [...]

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Hubdub, the folks that brought the world Hubdub news prediction and then FanDuel fantasy sports games, is now hiring 1-2 LAMP Developers to work on their fantasy sports product. And it’s for Edinburgh or San Francisco, how cool! So, what does Hubdub do? Hubdub Ltd is a VC funded start-up based in Edinburgh and San Francisco [...]

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Blackford Analysis, the University of Edinburgh spinout making a huge difference to 3D medical imaging, is now ready to expand the team and is on the lookout for a software engineer. Ben Panter is awesome and it always cheers me up to see him at events, so if you’re someone who ‘lives and breathes programming’, [...]

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Have you heard about these guys? A new online media startup is looking for interns to join their Edinburgh hub. The neat company Said.fm links up audio content on the web to offer ‘themed listening for curious ears,’ and without knowing the founders personally, it seems like they’d be fun to work with. Initially seeking [...]

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A cool marketing/promotions startup based locally is recruiting Edinburgh students to help design marketing campaigns for universities. Know anyone who wants to gain experience (and make some money) in this field? Get them trained up now, and you can hire them as VP Marketing for your startup next year. This would have been my dream [...]

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Recession? What recession? Looks like bright, keen, good programmers are always in demand. George Lewis from Doc-Department, a local startup, is looking for an XSL developer for a pilot project. The job description is below, if you’re interested, please email George directly using g.lewis@doc-department.com

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Online Communication Developer for Women’s Science & Technology Network A 6 hour per week role with flexible working days, this role seems best suited for a student, someone looking to show online expertise on their CV, or an under-utilised web worker.  With a salary of £15,641-£18,551 pro rata this is not a get rich quick [...]

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