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Tandem, the language learning app that makes the process a whole lot easier... With most of us likely to be spending more time at home in the coming weeks, we ought to be thinking of ways to use that time well. It may be easy to wile away the hours endlessly scrolling through social media but apart from being a waste of time, it’s also pretty detrimental to our mental health. It’d be ...
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AdLaunch - the startup that's created a data-driven video creation service looking to help change how digital videos are made... We have said plenty of times before that video content is the future. We already see that videos and images are more popular in social media stats. They are easier to consume on our small screens and on the move, and we feel like we can get more out of a shorter amoun...
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In the face of the COVID 19 pandemic, Irish startup Wellola collaborates with the Irish HSE (Health Service Executive) on an innovative portal to help both patients and clinicians...  In the wake of coronavirus, everyone is asking how can we can triage and care for patients faster, remotely and more effectively? Step forward the HSE COVID19 Portal, a simple digital tool designed t...
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Tzvete Doncheva, innovation ecosystems builder shares her thoughts on how we can all come together (while apart) to face the COVID-19 challenges... "Country-wide lockdown in three of Europe’s largest economies. Travel restrictions imposed in over half of the Old Continent’s states in the race to curb the COVID-19 spread. Europe declared as the ‘epicentre’ of the global cor...
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Stuffstr is an innovative app that is tackling the waste issue within the fashion sector... The issue of waste has been to the forefront for quite a while now - and rightly so.More and more startups are addressing sustainability and the impact that our actions have on the environment. Our latest startup of the week is a prime example and has a focus on one area in particular - fashion. Stuffst...
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The lowdown on WeGift, the tech startup that is automating the gift card business... Gift cards. Saviour of bad present-thinker-up-ers everywhere. But also a great way for businesses to reward and incentivise customers and employees. Send out a gift card every month to the employee who got the highest customer service rating, who closed the most deals, who sent out the most gift cards. But the cu...
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Advice and tips from entrepreneur and investor Gez McGuire on selling your business... For the vast majority of us, starting a business is all about gaining more freedom and autonomy in our lives. While in the initial stages the focus is on managing the transition from employment or education into business ownership and developing a steady stream of clients or customers it’s never too early...
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Saving money for the sake of it isn't always the best solution. Adam Eleiko, Editor-in-Chief of SaleSource shares his thoughts...I saw some years ago a quote in a post that struck a chord: "Build the life you want and then save for it". The importance of this post was about saying that the end goal is not the be all and end all and that you should not prioritize that.  After all, what's ...
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WILD.AI is the health tech startup that has created an AI powered, science backed fitness app designed specifically for women... The way that women train athletically is different to the way men train; the nutrition they need for training is different. The majority of health and fitness products, however, are designed for male physiology - often due to an ignorance of the aforementioned differenc...
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Hopin is the first all-in-one live online events platform where attendees can learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world... Last year, we wrote about Spanish startup Virtway, whose platform allows people to attend virtual conferences, seminars, job fairs, etc. from the comfort of their own homes. Such events can be too far away, prohibitively expensive, or you simply can...
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The innovative platform that is on a mission to identify and reduce risky workforce behaviours We have all heard about serious breaches of security in this organisation or that because of something as simple as an employee leaving a folder on the train, or having their laptop stolen. In the movies, nerdy but cool hackers sit in the middle of high-tech setups in some abandoned warehouse hacking in...
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Startups need down time too, so why not check out these team building activities... Startup life is a challenging life. However, there are no tighter-knit teams that are ready to pull together and work towards the same goal in unison.In order to keep this team spirit alive, it is important to get together every once in a while outside the office and engage in something other than, well, work.Here...
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