Celebrating startups locally; promoting them globally!
Posted in Jobs, Local News on Jun 23rd, 2011
The other day we received a message on our Facebook page: “Hey, I’ve just graduated from Glasgow university and want to get into the startup scene. Getting involved with a current startup seems to be what is mostly advised on the web as a good way to start, but I’ve been researching on the internet [...]
Posted in 60 Second Interview, Local News on Jun 21st, 2011
I met Dave Black when I started as a Studio Manager at Leith-based, creative design and marketing agency Digital Face where he was the Creative Director, and a generally entertaining guy. Most days he would bring his Dalmatian, Poppy, into the studio and she would potter about the place endearingly, occasionally letting out a huge [...]
Posted in Local News on Jun 20th, 2011
Scottish entrepreneur Fraser Doherty, of Superjam, has launched an iPhone app that is ‘jam-packed’ (his words) with recipes for all sorts of jammy treats. The app contains videos, stories and photographs of the recipes. Doherty (aka Jam Man to his friends) has been extremely busy of late; in April this year he launched his second book [...]
Posted in Local News on Jun 17th, 2011
Interested in joining us for the Social Innovation Camp Show and Tell this weekend? Here are the details: Time: 2-4pm Sunday 19th June 2011 Venue: Informatics Ventures Forum, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH8 9AB
Posted in Local News on Jun 9th, 2011
Developing a new product is all about the pivot: making sure you speak to real customers to find out their real problems, and then changing development direction to ensure your product soothes one of these pain points. Sam Collins—long-time entrepreneur, ex-Edinburgher, recent Londoner, and founder of the Edinburgh Tech Meetup—understands this well. In the past [...]
Posted in Events, Local News on Jun 6th, 2011
Given that I share the same office as Launch48 all I’ve heard for the last 8 1/2 months is ‘Inspire’ ‘venue’ ‘sponsors’ ‘speakers’ ‘ticket sales’ etc etc. So I for one am irrepressibly enthused that the conference is finally here. The next two days will see the StartupCafe team soak up lessons and thoughts shared [...]
Posted in Jobs, Local News on May 31st, 2011
A request from Ross McNairn—who has just moved to Edinburgh from Aberdeen—and is looking for people to join his startup: We are a very exciting early stage startup developing a highly viral mobile web app, aimed at providing an innovative advertising solution for SMEs. We want someone who can contribute on more than a coding [...]
Posted in Events, Local News on May 28th, 2011
Wow. What a party. What a turnout. When the Edinburgh (and Glasgow!) startup community comes out to play, we really do play! (We managed to drink through the £500 bar tab in an hour and 15 mins – bet there are a few sore heads this morning.) And don’t take it from me, here’s what [...]
Posted in Events, Local News on May 27th, 2011
StartupCafe is a fun and happy place to go to find out about other startups in the scene so that when you encounter folk at coffee mornings, tech meetups, networking evenings, presentations or even the local pub, you might recognise your fellow entrepreneurs (aspiring or otherwise) and feel a connection! Yes we like to offer [...]
Posted in Inspiring/Motivating, Knowledge, Local News on May 20th, 2011
Great news Edinburgh! TED Global is making the EICC its home from now on. Historically held in Oxford, the conference outgrew the university-city’s capacity. For those who don’t know: TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then [...]
Digital Mission to New York - Deadline Extended to 8th Oct (THIS FRIDAY): A message from IV that seemed worth circulating... (UKTI Missions are wonderful, do have a look at them if this isn't your area... and if it...