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Hubdub Ltd closes Hubdub to focus on Fanduel

Posted in Local News, tagged on 23 April, 2010| 1 Comment »

It’s with sadness that we’re reporting that the Hubdub team has decided to close their first product – news prediction site Hubdub – to focus on their second product – Fanduel. As Techcrunch reports here, Fanduel (which was launched around 6 months ago) has become a much more lucative opportunity for the 5-person team.

I have to confess, I did spend a substanial amount of time on Hubdub and am left missing my hubdub dollars. To give them a good send off, here are my three favourite prediction markets:

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SIE Summer Bootcamp: Ideas into Startups

Posted in Events, Local News, tagged , , , , on 21 April, 2010| 1 Comment »

Did you get the invite? Students – of all Scottish unis, degree levels, disciplines, and fitness levels – have the chance to spend the summer in Bootcamp developing an awesome business or social enterprise. Hey, this summer could change your life! Get your parents off your back, stop wondering ‘what if I…’, and get your applications in by 9am FRIDAY (via www.sie.ac.uk/bootcamp) if you are interested. Details below:

This summer, do something different. All students at Scottish higher education institutions are invited to apply for a place on SIE’s Bootcamp 10, an intensive entrepreneurial training programme that gives you the unique opportunity to take your idea for a new venture from concept to creation in a summer. (more…)

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Enterprisers: A World of Possibilities!

Posted in Events, Local News on 15 April, 2010| 8 Comments »

I’ve taken a week off from the world to spend time at Enterprisers, a fabulous creation of Cambridge University and MIT. It’s a bit business bootcamp meets American summer camp, and this rendition is taking place in nearby Stirling. Walking into the room, you’d have little sense of being in Scotland though as the remarkably international group has left the Brits a minority.

So, what is actually taking place here? You might say it’s a four day workshop to develop entrepreneurial skills. You might say it’s a business rendition of Obama’s ‘Yes we can’. Or you might say it’s a social opportunity for computer science, business, and artsy students. But more noteworthy than the actual activity is the bit of magic in the air – the world has come together and it feels like anything could happen. (more…)

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Edinburgh Startup Scene Featured on US Radio

Posted in Local News, tagged , , , , , , , on 8 April, 2010| 2 Comments »

The spotlight was on Edinburgh this week for a US radio show covering entrepreneurs. The BusinessMakers Show recently paid us a visit to investigate the entrepreneurial activity in our lovely capital and speak with a handful of local startups. [listen to interview online here]

Russ Capper – one of the hosts of The BusinessMakers Show – flew over from sunny Houston, Texas, where the show is based. Previous guests on the show have included Steve Wozniak of Apple, Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point), and Carly Fiorina (former CEO of Hewlett-Packard)… so I’ll just let you conclude what great success lies in our futures.

I filled Russ in on why Edinburgh is so awesome, life at the exciting startup TenBu Technologies, and of course StartupCafe. You may notice I was caught off guard when he asked ‘So what do you do in your spare time?’. (more…)

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Creator of Games Developers Conference (GDC) to give talk

Posted in Local News on 4 April, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Chris Crawford – one of the original organisers of the Games Developers Conference (GDC) is speaking at Glasgow Caledonian University on Thursday 29th April. Details below.

The Phylogeny of Play
Speaker: Chris Crawford
Venue: Glasgow Caledonian University (room C001)
Date: Thursday 29th April
Time: 1.00 – 2.00

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Getting Digital Roadshow

Posted in Local News on 3 April, 2010| Leave a Comment »

AmbITion Scotland  – an organisation promoting communciation, collaboration and creation in digital in the arts – is running an event on June 10th.  Details below.

Getting Digital Roadshow South (Edinburgh)

University of Edinburgh, 10th June ‘10

This event will be broadcast live!

A day of exploration, exposition, conversation and critical thinking around the digital opportunities for organisations as you think about artistic practice, organisational and audience development and business models in our digital age.

This Roadshow Central is the third of four similar events happening across Scotland between March and June this year. This event will feature a keynote speaker Bill Thompson, case study presentations from Festivals Edinburgh and Simon Bedford, Hoipolloi, as well as the opportunity to get hands-on with our Get Immersed! seminar and workshop session.

Further information and sign up will be available 6 weeks prior to the event.

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StartupCafe Opens Coffee Shop in George Square

Posted in Local News, tagged , , , , on 1 April, 2010| 13 Comments »

It’s about time! Entrepreneurs in Edinburgh can now enjoy coffee, tea, cupcakes, and free wifi without having to stress about their weekly budgets or office rent. A new cafe, run by yours truly at StartupCafe, is opening its doors this weekend in time for an Easter themed celebration.

The cafe has been many months in the making, and with generous funding finally secured in the new year, we’re delighted to finally make this resource available to local startups. Whether you have an idea you want to develop or a business to grow, you can take advantage of the cafe’s hotdesk offering and of course the free coffee and cakes. Part of the space is sectioned off into meeting rooms, so you can have a more private area to meet with clients or think in peace when needed. How about storing papers and equipment? A vast number of lockers and drawers are ready to be claimed for your convenience.

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Launch.ed Innovation Cup – £5k cash prize

Posted in Local News, tagged , , on 26 March, 2010| 31 Comments »

The very active Launch.ed team have come up with another competition to stimulate the student/recent graduates at Edinburgh University into enterprise. In true Launch.ed fashion – they don’t disappoint – with a 5k cash prize, alongside 3 runner up prizes of £1k. (more…)

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Fancy 50% towards a patent?

Posted in Local News on 25 March, 2010| Leave a Comment »

It looks like SIE (alongside Launch.ed) are providing funding for students and recent graduates that are looking to patent their technology/product.

According to the latest Launch.ed newsletter, recent MSc graduate, Alex Cole, has scooped a SIE patent fund which gave him 50% to process his gesture computing technology. (more…)

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Investor Showcase: Apply by Thursday 1pm

Posted in Events, Local News, tagged , , on 23 March, 2010| 4 Comments »

Calling all startups/spinouts in the tech scene – including Mobile, Gaming, BioTech, CleanTech and beyond…

It’s that time of year again. Engage|Invest|Exploit’s Investor Showcase is back 12th May 2010, and you’d better apply now if you want to be part of it. For the annual extravaganza, 50 of the hottest startups and spinouts from across Scotland will come together in Edinburgh to show off the informatics and computer science talent this country is bringing to the world.

And yes, try to beat this offer, it’s FREE to exhibit if you are selected. After dealing with some other tradeshow prices recently, I cannot believe what a nice deal this is from Informatics Ventures. Information from Andrew Mitchell below, and apply here now if you are interested.

Just a quick update on the annual investor showcase being organised by the School of Informatics and Informatics Ventures. EIE’10: http://www.eie10.com/ (more…)

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