Culture

There can be no denying the impact that Ikea has had on design and home interiors. And whether you are a fan of the Swedish retail giant or not, most of us, I would hazard a guess have at least one Ikea product in our homes. And although something that is mass produced does not automatically lend itself to being original or unique, that is exactly what any Ikea product has the potential to be. Whe...
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It’s the year of Creative Scotland and therefore a pretty opportune time to celebrate and tell the story of Scottish creativity. An excellent new project which has the aim of doing just that has recently been launched by writer, Ian Rankin. The See Us project is a joint collaboration between Creative Scotland, Young Scot, The Scotsman and very appropriately Scottish founded startup Blip...
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From the outside looking in, the world of Startups is a pretty vibrant one. The pace seems fast, there are seemingly endless Startup events, networking meetups and conferences to attend, as well of course as the constant flow of meetings with potential clients, business partners or investors. However as much as this may sound exciting, the reality for many Startups is that the financial implicatio...
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In the first week of launching Startacus, we interviewed Jade Murray, Founder of online boutique Gingerpickle. It was earlier this week (now June 2014) that we revisted the Gingerpickle site and were glad to see that all seemed to be going from strength to strength for Jade. So if you are looking for a little inspiration, check out the interview with Jade, who went from unemployed art Grad to entr...
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Who better to share their thoughts on this matter than Rajeeb Dey, founder of Enternships.com.  He explains the importance of sharing your passion and developing an ‘employer brand’.... Whether your idea has landed an angel, is run out of a cupboard or still remains just an idea, you’re the most passionate person in the world about that idea. You work harder than anyo...
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An invitation to “self interview” and “guest write” for Startacus...Who can take part? At Startacus we are keen to give us much ‘airtime’ as possible to fellow self starters. Understandably not everyone can be featured, but we will consider every member who has a story to tell or some advice to share. The benefits of guest writing for Startacus are obvious - fre...
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Fancy yourself as the founder of the next Instagram or Facebook? With a prize of £1,000,000 investment, Digital Shoreditch, have raised the Startup Competition bar, with their aim to create a £100 million company, based in London. The competition aptly named Million Pound Startup launched 10th July and runs until 1st May 2013.Apart from the initial promo video for this Startup Competi...
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How to publish your own magazine…Laura Allen, Founder and Editor of Prototype Magazine gives Startacus some handy tops on how to publish your own Magazine...Beginning your own magazine requires dedication, passion for your subject and a creative flair. I recently began a publication called prototype magazine which offers those practicing creative subjects a platform for promotion. Afte...
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Not every idea or invention, changes the World, but when Gary Dahl, an Advertising Executive from the US, invented the concept of the Pet Rock, he created a fad, that became the 1970’s equivalent of the Digital Pet Tamagotchi, and changed his fortunes forever... The story goes that Gary Dahl was sitting in a bar with his friends, complaining about their household pets (as you do). Gary in t...
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Blogging - Basic Tips on how to start blogging successfully...I knew people ‘blogged’, but I did not realise the power that blog sites like Wordpress have in spreading the word of the....word. Just today** 434,558 bloggers, added 1,224,027 new posts, with 316,989,987 words....Wow! Now don't get me wrong, not everyone who 'blogs' cares too much about who reads their posts, blogging to s...
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The chances are we have all come across a 404 page when searching on the internet, or on a specific website. A 404 is basically a page that you end up on when you attempt to open a page or link that no longer works and the 404 association is simply the code that is given for this type of page (did that make sense Tech people!) Well, there are some websites and designers out there, who go to, mor...
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MySocialCloud.com is an online web application that allows you to manage your online life in one simple “cloud”—your secure entry point to the online world. If you are just beginning your social media journey and need some of the basic information, these tips should come in very handy. Created at the University of Southern California, MySocialCloud has grown into a well establish...
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