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SpinsightSpinsight Ltd., an Edinburgh-based sports technology startup, is seeking a recent or soon-to-be graduate to join the firm’s software development team.

The candidate will be involved in the engineering of the company’s product and the design of its user interface. Therefore, desirable qualities include a interest in usability design, hands-on experience with C++/C#, and preferably some experience with Winforms or WPF. Most importantly, the candidate will demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn new skillsets as required.

Compensation is £22,000 pro-rata. Please submit all CVs with a cover letter to info@spinsight.co.uk.

SpinsightSpinsight Ltd., an Edinburgh-based sports technology startup, is seeking a recent or soon-to-be graduate to join the firm’s software development team.

The candidate will be involved in the engineering of the company’s product and the design of its user interface. Therefore, desirable qualities include a interest in usability design, hands-on experience with C++/C#, and preferably some experience with Winforms or WPF. Most importantly, the candidate will demonstrate a desire and willingness to learn new skillsets as required.

Compensation is £22,000 pro-rata. Please submit all CVs with a cover letter to info@spinsight.co.uk.

An article in The Scotsman today warns that the EU is ‘losing touch with its citizens,’ which is rather inexcusable in light of social media tools available today. In other news, MP Sadiq Khan tweeted his promotion to Minister of State for Transport last Thursday, and has since received press coverage for his novel announcement. Glancing at Tweetminster, a fantastic site dedicated to British politicians’ use of Twitter, it appears 57 MPs in the UK are current tweeters. So, what does this mean for politics? I’ll outline the impacts as I see them.
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Wikijob

Wikijob

Each week, we’ll be interviewing a member of the Startup community to find out about their deepest, darkest secrets! We’ll be profiling developers, as well as CEOs – so no one is safe!

We’re kicking off this deep and insightful feature with Chris Muktar from WikiJob. By day, Chris is a PhD student at the School of Informatics at Edinburgh University. By night, he’s helping lots of recent graduates to find jobs.

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We all need to be able to express ourselves.  Some people like to write and others may prefer to act, sing or talk a lot in front of an audience.  But what if you’re a computer-programming, hoody-wearing, gameplaying geek?  What’s your mode of self-expression?

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University of Edinburgh Enterprise Expo 2009

University of Edinburgh Enterprise Expo 2009

By Hilary Hinger,

This week, the University of Edinburgh held its 5th annual Enterprise Expo. The event, highlighting the accomplishments of University staff and students who have launched their own businesses, attracted more than 250 staff, students, investors and business representatives. Continue Reading »

The StartupCafe Team

The StartupCafe Team

Welcome to Startup Cafe! We aim to be a fun and humorous place to go to for local startup news. We’ll be offering you an alternative commentary of tech, startup and social media happenings; along with announcements of jobs, events and competitions (all with a dose of silliness). As if that’s not enough, we’ll also be showcasing local startups and giving them a place to shout out their successes. Continue Reading »