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We all have that moment in our lives that we know we have a great idea. So we start working on it, maybe put a few hundred bucks in and then let it die. The list of excuses goes on: “I didn’t have time”, “I didn’t have the money”, “I didn’t have the support I needed”. I was one of those people. I let many ideas die on the table because I self-s...
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If you are anything like us the odd fashion faux pas (or ‘wardrobe malfunction’ as the cool kids are calling it these days) is a sad but inevitable part of your existence.  In 2013 a faint glimmer of hope came to our fashion Horizon courtesy of Cally Russell and his brilliant shopping App Mallzee. We were mighty impressed with this innovative and genuinely useful offering and it ...
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If you search online for David Kirk you will find that he has been an active commentator of the NI Startup scene and the powers that be within that ecosystem. Based over in California and with a history of Tech Startups and investments under his belt, David thought it was a good time to look back a little and see how the Belfast and more generally NI startup scene has developed in the last decade....
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Whether it’s for economic reasons, environmental reasons or simply for the sheer enjoyment of it all, it’s apparent that these days more and more of us are growing our own vegetables. For some of us it’s simply a new found hobby whilst for others it’s a lifelong passion. Whichever camp you may fall into, we reckon our latest Startup of the Week is well worth a look.Greenius...
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You can't have failed to notice that the British media have had something of a feeding frenzy around the supposed death of the British pub industry. Whilst it’s true that the habits of British pub-goers are evolving (as consumer trends tend to do) this does not mean that the great British pub is dead in the water…far from it. Did you know that 80% of the UK population would still desc...
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Prepare yourself to be amazed and absorbed by this intriguing tale of mystery, trickery and deceit…ok, perhaps it isn’t quite as dramatic as all that…but there is no doubt that something highly unusual is stirring within the corridors of The Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. In a deliciously intriguing and unexpected set of events, two students calling themselves Dan...
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You have probably noticed that May has been designated as our Belfast startup month, where we take a long look at the events, the people and general goings on that make Belfast the startup place that it is. So far we have heard from plenty of local entrepreneurial, startup-type folk who have all been very keen to share what they think of Belfast as a place to start a business. But we wondered &ls...
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Remember when getting together with a group of friends was a pretty straightforward affair? Now it generally seems that it can be a well nigh impossible task. Getting everyone in the one place and at the one time can be a challenge to say the least. And as for everyone agreeing what you’ll all do or where you’ll all go? Let’s not even go there!Well, thanks to an innovative new st...
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We are absolutely over the moon and jumping for joy that May is our Startup Cities Belfast Month - a whole 4 weeks dedicated to all things Startup in the lovely city of Belfast. Last week we had a chat with Dave Patterson, CEO of Belfast based digital ecommerce business ‘Sophia’ where he told us all about his innovative rapidly growing business. Now we pick his brain again (figurative...
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Here at Startacus, we are admittedly suckers for a little mid nineties music. Add that to our interest in writing about all things social good and startup and you can see why we thought it was about time that we sung the praises, of LeeStock, a Suffolk based music festival. The festival, now in its 7th year, has managed to combine a staple diet of Brit Pop classics, and a bigger social cause, very...
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You can’t fail to have noticed that May is our Startup Cities...Belfast Month, a whole 4 weeks dedicated to all things Startup in the lovely city of Belfast...Woo! The city has a thriving tech community with plenty of home grown brands looking to make it big on the world stage. During a recent Belfast Startup networking event we were lucky enough to run into one such company ‘Sophia&r...
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Whether you’re the competitive sort who always strives to be the best or you simply have a skill, talent or a penchant for something weird and wonderful, we reckon that our latest Startup of the Week will be right up your street.FightMe is a social network with a difference. It is an interactive network and iOS app where you can showcase your talents and creativity and set challenges for oth...
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