Features

We recently had a feature about women in tech, and platforms, groups, and the like that support and advocate them. Diversity doesn’t end with a balance of men and women, however, so we decided to do another feature along the same lines, but a tad broader. Diversity is after all a broad thing, not to mention an important one, so, just as before, we have put together a list of sites, platforms...
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Olly is Emotech’s answer to Amazon’s Echo, styled as a robot with personality. Born from a London based robotics startup, Olly will respond to questions you ask it by looking them up for you, just like the Echo, and can also be used as a control hub for internet-connected products and smart devices in the home. One of the things that sets Olly apart, however, is its ability to be...
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New platform FairFunders is on a mission to provide female entrepreneurs with the voice and power to access capital in a safe and inclusive environment.We recently highlighted a number of Women in Tech communities and platforms which all in one way or another are providing empowerment, inspiration & support to female entrepreneurs, innovators & tech workers. Step forward another addition t...
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Exscudo is aiming to be the new gateway between the traditional financial system and the cryptocurrency market, with a goal to create a single gate to the cryptocurrency market for new users, professional traders, investors and financial institutions. Innovating in the field of blockchain technology and focusing on developing mobile and web applications using this tech, Exscudo uses a in-...
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Whilst it is very easy for a business to measure online marketing activities, it can be a tad more difficult in the offline space - particularly when it comes to things like events. It’s not enough to simply attend a business trade show, event or conference - you have to ensure that it has been worth your while. Unfortunately if you are reliant on traditional methods such as exchanging busi...
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Phrasee - The AI technology that writes better subject lines and email copy than YOU!Artificial intelligence might not have your street smarts, but it thinks quicker than you, is more intelligent than you, and now may be better at writing emails than you, too. That’s if over 95% of recent tests are to be believed. We’re probably in the 5% though... Phrasee uses all sorts of clever stu...
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Martin Neill is the Founder & CEO at AirPOS, a Belfast based cloud-based ePOS software platform which offers point-of-sale and e-commerce software to helps small retailers manage their sales and inventory, both in their shops and online. Here, Martin shares some invaluable thoughts and knowledge on raising investment as a startup and why EIS is perhaps more for investors than startup...
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If you’ve ever had to organise your business’ stand at an exhibition or trade show, you’ll know only too well that booking the stand is the easy bit. The challenges can begin when you set about sourcing the practical elements for your stand - whether it’s a pop-up display or a cash register. It can be a time consuming chore to say the least. That however need no longer be t...
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Established financial institutions we’ve got news for you - fintech startups are coming for your lunch - and they’re hungry! Dann Bibas, co-founder at Fountain, a goal based investing platform that is using smart technology to build investment plans that revolve around you, explains all..You know that expression: jack of all trades? We treat it with suspicion, right? When it ...
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The odds are that augmented reality will be the next big thing. Nate Vickery, Editor at Bizzmark Blog, explains why..."New technologies such as AI, machine learning, and VR have already become part of our daily lives. They have found numerous practical uses, and it’s expected that they’ll continue to develop much faster in the future.Besides these obvious sure bets that will most certa...
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Even in this age of supposed enlightenment, a little authority and power, however minute, meaningless, or even imagined, can then go to people’s malfunctioning heads. Particularly in a still sadly female-deficient industry like tech, when these people are men, the result can be a hostile environment in which the women affected often feel they cannot say or do anything about it. Intelligent a...
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As any business owner will attest to, one of the biggest challenges of all is getting the cash flow right. Whilst it’s pretty easy to issue an invoice to a client for services or goods provided, it can often be a very different story when you are trying to get that invoice paid. Credit control can be a nightmare - particularly in the early days. Help is now at hand however thanks to our late...
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