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In a nutshell...Startacus wants you! We are currently looking to build up our team of writers and that is where you come in! You might love writing but simply don’t have the time to manage your own blog, you may have something to say and would love the world to hear or you may simply be looking to raise your own online writing portfolio. Whatever your reason, we would love to hear from ...
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Whether you have dabbled in short films yourself or are simply a movie fan, Future Shorts the first ever global pop up festival is bound to be of interest. The festival showcases some of the most exciting short films from all around the world. The real excitement though lies in the fact that anyone can get involved. Screenings can be held anywhere - from a back garden to a public park.Every 3 mont...
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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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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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