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Posted in Events on Nov 9th, 2010
Wednesday 10th November: Edinburgh Tech Meetup, 6:30pm at Appleton Tower 8th Floor A monthly gathering of folks interested in tech, from startups to developers to innocent bystanders. This month’s speakers include Jonathan Riddell – Introduction to Qt, Tony Lucas – Infrastructure as a Service, and Tane Piper – NodeJS + ExpressJS. There’s always a lot to learn, new people [...]
Posted in Opinions on Nov 9th, 2010
What should you think about when you want your startup to work with a multi-national company? One of the afternoon speakers at the last London Launch48 Conference was Bindi Karia (dubbed Queen of Startups) who works for Microsoft as a VC/Emerging business lead in the UK. She offered some high level and generic points to [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 26th, 2010
Dear StartupCafe readers, You’ve been selected for a personal invite because someone here thinks you’re awesome. And I’m sure you have a lot going on, and little time for random invites to amazing events. SO, to be quick, we have a really WOW! Conference this Friday for anyone interested in biz, tech, or starting companies. [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 18th, 2010
We’ve had a fantastic response to the Launch48 event we’re helping organise at the end of October, so thanks very much for the enthusiasm. The speakers, mentors, and participants are all looking ace! Just a quick reminder for anyone else waiting to buy tickets – today’s the last day you can get them at [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 30th, 2010
This sounds awesome, details from Georgia Artus of IdeaSpot on the 2day co-working extravaganza, aka. Edinburgh Jelly Trail… join in if you like Discover fantastic spaces for mobile working in Edinburgh! Meet great people, pop in and out as you please, enjoy good food and unlimited wifi! ****JUST ADDED***** MAPS OF THE TRAIL… Day One: [...]
Posted in Opinions on Nov 17th, 2009
One of the earliest tasks of any startup is deciding on a name. Naming your company has some serious considerations: can it be trademarked? is the domain name available? what do people think of when they hear the name? and more importantly, can you live with “Hi, I’m [your name] and I’m the CEO/CTO/COO of [...]
Free Microsoft Software? Yes, Please ...: Apart from free food, free beer, and free speech, the next best thing is software that you don't have to pay for. Microsoft Bizspark program...