Inspiring

Natalia Komis is an adventure maiden, creative activator, business strategist, serial entrepreneur and friend of Startacus. With her new venture Remote Mission - an inclusive remote jobs site, just about to launch, we wanted to find out more about Natalia's motivation and her mission to help people around the globe live the life that they want, where they want, to do good and to be able to pa...
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We have written previously about the physical and mental health aspects of entrepreneurship and those startups focusing on these issues. From handling depression to self-care after heartbreak, there are innumerable ways in which self-care is of vital importance both in and out of business. Now, adding to the area of self-care is Aloe: the self-care reminder app. Aloe will be a free iOS (and later...
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If you are not an avid all-year-round gardener, but fancy a wee dabble at a bit of carefree gardening, we think you might be in luck. Plant that thought and read on, as we want to tell you about early stage startup Lazy Flora, the delivery service for ready-made gardens in a box - think 'Hello Fresh' for gardening perhaps... Founded by Claire Ransom, the concept of Lazy Flora came about as a...
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Ding is a doorbell. It’s smarter than a normal doorbell, but not as smart as a smart doorbell. The Ding team considers these to be overly complicated, over-engineered, and generally overly high-tech things that most people don’t want in their homes. Ding is simpler and more refined. On the outside, a slim unit with grey or brass button, on the inside a fabric-covered speaker designed t...
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We have talked about how beacons - specifically iBeacons - can work for museum guides, advertising, home automation, and much more in our article about Internet of Things startups, and again as part of retail innovations to keep an eye on. Now, OtherWorld - an initiative from startup Like No Other - is testing out a combination of new and old uses for beacons in Manchester city centre. Releva...
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Robots eh, it seems they will have a lot of explaining to do, when they have stolen all of our jobs. Or perhaps the robots that built the robots that stole all of our jobs, will have a lot of explaining to do....Or the robots that designed the robots, that built the robots…. Fear of job automation is currently at fever point... so what better way to play the ol’ doomsday scenario, th...
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Last week we took a look at Elemental Software, a social prescribing digital platform that connects patients, health and social care professionals and community health & wellness providers. This week we continue the Tech for Good / Health-Tech theme, with a look at pioneering HealthTech startup OurPath who recently closed a £500k fundraising round and secured a N...
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It’s like Cards Against Humanity for your startup, except nothing like that! Kick Cards are created for any business to keep themselves from falling into the trap of apathy, but are particularly useful for startups and first time entrepreneurs. Any business should be trying to think outside the box, but when it comes to actually doing that, how do you go about it? It’s healthy to quest...
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Oh, those clever folk over at Thrive Map, they sure did get our attention.  When you hear that a startup is on a mission to gain 100 NO'S IN 1 MONTH from Investors you kind of want to read on - which is just what we did.  Thrive Map are on a mission to connect with 100 different suitable investors who despite having the capacity to invest in their business, just don't want to. They wan...
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New Startup Chanty, is an AI powered business messenger & single notification center for all the software people use at work. Olga Mykhoparkina, CMO at Chanty shares their journey since launching only a few months ago... "Our startup journey has just begun.  We started working on Chanty several months ago. In a nutshell, our product is AI-powered business messenger and single notificat...
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Check out Elbow, a new cassette player concept, aimed at restoring the glory of the good ol’ fashioned cassette tape. If video killed the radio star, then CD killed the cassette, and MP3 the CD...(kinda). Ugh, you get what we mean. But nostalgia, on the other hand, doesn’t kill anything, but simply brings it back to life, reinvents it, and makes it current again. Step forward EL...
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Ever wanted to dance properly but really struggle with two left feet? Step forward smart-tech dancing solution, Rhythm Shoes which combines wearable tech, smart sensors and a supportive App, to guide your dancing moves, from poor to perfection. We'll let their short video do the talking here, but rest assured that any attempts to make dad dancing a thing of the past, will be met with strong resis...
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