Culture

Here at Startacus, we’re huge advocates of co-working. We love everything about it - from the flexibility it offers through to the opportunities it provides for making new connections and inspiring creativity. Recently though we’ve discovered a co-working space which is like no other we’ve come across. It’s a co-working space on a boat - a boat which will be sailing the hi...
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If you’re a car owner you’ll know only too well that motoring is not always a joy. Whether it’s the traffic jam on the morning commute, the hefty annual insurance premiums or simply expensive day to day running costs. However all is not gloom and doom in the world of motoring! In fact, our latest Startup of the Week is on a mission to bring a little extra joy to drivers all ...
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GRASP MUSIC – Self Interview We’ve been to a lot of entrepreneurial and business events recently, and throughout all of these we have heard a great many talented speakers, sharing their startup experiences. Although it may sound like something of a cliché, one of the sentiments which has stuck with us the most is this; passion creates startup success.   Of course thes...
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If you have been paying attention, you will know that the future of retail technology is one of the hottest topics on the entrepreneurial circuit at the moment… and it's easy to see why. After all, retail is one of the bedrocks of the economy, and shoppers are one of the most discerning bunches of people when it comes to the quality, ease and seamlessness of the service they receive. No ...
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With the recent announcement that Prosecco availability may be about to reach saturation point due to harvest issues*, and a sudden heatwave sweeping the nation,  a valuable inside source from within Startup HQ in Shoreditch has informed us that the impact of this on startup success may be startling. The insider revealed: “The mood from within the capital of Shoreditch is downbeat. In ...
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Within the heart of even the most accomplished entrepreneurs lies a threatening capacity for self-doubt; it is not a unique emotion, but rather a universal one.  There are those who fear this most natural of mental states as the potential destruction of their hard-won successes and the self-fulfilled prevention of their future endeavours.   Whilst certainly if left unchecked self-doub...
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Growing the Digital Economy - Twitter Discussion   Derry / Strabane Businesses we need you!   Over the course of the past few months Startacus has been helping to spread the news of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Growing the Digital Economy Programme.  The programme has now come to a close with the final 2 day Digital Derry Conference being a great success. ...
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A month ago, Derek Ahmedzai was our first Self Starter of the Week for our 2015 Awards entering our acclaimed 2015 Hall of Fame. Derek has been a Startacus startup member for some time and it was great to give him some recognition for his latest business project Fundsurfer - a funding platform for creative, social and green projects. Intrigued, we caught up with Derek himself to find out more abo...
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Retail innovation seems to be all the rage at the moment.  Enterprising folks are continually coming up with new and ingenious ways of improving our shopping experience, and creating technologies which make it easier than ever to find and pay for the things you like. But the fundamentals of retail have remained unsurprisingly static - with the ‘money in exchange for goods’ not...
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Fancy a little serving of positivity and happiness with your morning latte? Then we reckon you ought to pay a visit to your nearest Happy Café. Don’t assume though that a Happy Café is just a regular café with particularly cheery staff! It’s much much more than that. In essence it’s a place where people can connect and engage with other people who have a mu...
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Here at Startacus we are no strangers to this simple fact; the mindset and culture of starting, sustaining, and building a business is changing dramatically. The days of the rigidly corporate company, hell-bent on uber-professionalism are waning, replaced with a more fluid, receptive, and adaptive style of doing things; a style that reflects the world of 2015, rather than fights against it.  ...
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If you love surprises and you’re into all things handmade, then we reckon you’re going to be a big fan of our latest Startup of the Week. Stocking Box is a subscription based startup which delivers a box full of handmade items from designer-makers directly to your door. Every month the Stocking Box team are on a mission to source interesting, unique and quirky craft and design pi...
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