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Developers in Demand: Hubdub hiring for FanDuel product

5 May, 2010 by Jessica Williamson

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 that aims to be the world’s largest developer of premium social games for sports fans. Its main product, FanDuel, transforms traditional fantasy sports ($1bn, 30m people market) into an instant gratification daily game where users win cash prizes every day. It is played on FanDuel.com, via white label partners such as Philly.com, and in future on Facebook and mobile. Continue Reading »

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Events Menu: 3rd-9th May

3 May, 2010 by Jessica Williamson

Tuesday 4th May: Launch Lab Entrepreneurs’ Coffee Morning, 9am at Picture This Creative Photography (65 Brunswick Rd)

The Launch Lab is a weekly session geared toward anyone who owns or is starting their own business. A highly varied group of energetic, intelligent people gather to exchange ideas, share critiques and encouragement, and feed each others’ vitality. Since it’s the first meetup of the month, it’s the pitch session this week! Four attendees have stepped up to the challenge to put themselves out there with an elevator pitch. Now we need critiquers to give their valuable advice – as many and varied as possible! Join in at the venue, this week you may want to BYOC (bring your own coffee) so the coffee makers aren’t too overwhelmed. It’s a wonderful bunch of folks!

Tuesday 4th May: ‘Building Your Own Brand’ by Marco Protano, 6:30pm at LT1, UofE Business School, 7 Bristo Square

E-Club is back with a May lineup of speakers, and all startups, students, investors, faculty, and interested folks are welcome to attend. Marco Protano is a visiting professor of marketing, based in the US, who is in Edinburgh this week to teach the Business to Business marketing course. In this talk, Marco will provide insights into building your brand. Continue Reading »

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Developers in Demand: Blackford Analysis hiring Software Engineer

3 May, 2010 by Jessica Williamson

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’, I certainly encourage you to check this out and spread the word.

So, what does Blackford Analysis do?

Blackford Analysis provides real-time solutions for big data problems. We solve tough computation problems involving real-time interpretation of 3D medical images, hyper-spectral reconnaissance imagery and seismic datasets. Our technology comes from astrophysics, and exploits commodity hardware with low power requirements. Our initial product aligns medical scans instantly, enabling an increase in radiologist throughput of 10%. Continue Reading »

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60 second interview: Joe Halliwell (Winterwell Associates)

29 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

For this week, our latest 60 second interviewee/victim is Joe Halliwell – director and co-founder at Winterwell Associates.

Joe has worked in a variety of businesses from blue-chip corporate services to hi-tech start-ups in mobile communications and robotics. He studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Oxford University followed by an MSc and PhD in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh. Joe co-founded Winterwell Associates in 2008 to help organisations of all sizes use AI tools and techniques to gain insight, cut costs and develop innovative products and services.

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Java User Group moves to Appleton!

28 April, 2010 by Jessica Williamson

Java User Group Scotland (brilliantly abbreviated JUGS) has moved its meetings to Appleton Tower to accommodate more folks, so you can check them out tonight 7pm, room 6.01 if you’re interested – I am trying so hard not to make a horrible pun about checking out JUGS in Appleton (oh man, I slipped).

Tonight Andrew Williams will be talking about writing webapps in a non-scary way, and you’ll find more details from him below 🙂 JUGS meetings take place monthly on the last Wednesday of the month, so if my math is correct, mark your calendars for 26th May as well!

Our next meeting will be held in Room 6.01 in Appleton Tower (map) at 7pm on 28th April. This month Andrew Williams will be talking about “Building Object Oriented WebApps with Wicket” there will be some demos and a Continue Reading »

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The Credit Crunch claims another victim

28 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

Last week, the credit crunch claims its latest victim – Adventi. The IT consultancy firm, which also owns the Scotsys brand, suffered cash flow problems recently and the administrators have been called. Not only is it sad to see 22 people being made redundant, but it’s also tremendously sad to see another Scottish IT business failing. Continue Reading »

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Re-booting the body image – 4ip’s call for new proposals

27 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

4ip is looking for new ideas around an unusual theme: Positive Body Image. Ideas are wanted to focus on promoting health and wellness for mainstream, young, female audiences.

Of course, this isn’t an easy issue to deal with. As 4ip’s call alludes, the widespread exposure of “beautiful” women to young girls is one of the core causes of this body image problem, and this is something that no app can fix alone. 4ip are looking for something which will help shake up that world. If you think you might have an interesting idea, waste no time in contacting them! Continue Reading »

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Duncan and Angus go to E I E I O

27 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

In a follow up to yesterday’s post on tips and tricks to EIE ’10, here’s some light-hearted humour to the event. Duncan and Angus talks about exhibiting at EIE 10:

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A dozen or so things to help you make an exhibition of yourself

26 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

This week, we’re very lucky to have Alex Ogilvie – a well-known figure around the University – as a guest blogger. Having been on “best exhibition stand” judging panels, we thought Alex would be perfectly placed to offer up tips to anyone exhibiting at the upcoming EIE 10 event on 12th May. You can check out Alex’s business at Webwise Business, and the Objective Associates blog that he runs.

1995 was the first time we ever exhibited at a conference/trade show. A bit of a disaster really – completely unprepared – we must have looked like the Beverly Hillbillies. Strangely though we won a huge order on the back of the show – which just goes to show, that sometimes it’s all about turning up rather than having the best football boots.

Trade shows don’t guarantee new or indeed any business, but if you’re a virgin exhibitionist how do you get the most out of a trade show? Shows come in all shapes and sizes so do a bit of research first – nonetheless here are some things that we have done over the years to try and get a return:

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A quick update …

24 April, 2010 by Kate Ho

Things have been slightly quieter than usual at Startupcafe recently, so we thought we would give you a bit of an update, so you don’t think we’ve neglected you!

First off, a few of you were caught out by our “real-life cafe” story on the 1st April. Although we deliberately tried to put in a few big clues, we managed to sound convincing enough for a number of our readers to believe it was real. While I attribute part of it to Jessica’s ability to compose prose; a large dose of it was also down to the desperate need for startups for good facilities. Several people have mentioned that this should be an area that Scottish Enterprise should address – but alas, with the expected public funding cuts, I fear that belts will be tightened. Continue Reading »

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