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Whilst formal education has its place, there can be no denying that the internet has opened up a whole new way of learning for us all. Whether that entails watching a YouTube video or looking at a Slideshare presentation, the possibilities are pretty much endless. Of course with the plethora of resources which exist, trawling through to find the right content for you can be both daunting and ...
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Many tech / startup themed events flatter to deceive - in fact Startacus have been to a few. But when you say. ‘Dublin. Web. Summit’ (ideally in that order), the ears prick up. You can’t help but think it’s a little different, there’s no need for much of a media spin - but an awful lot bigger and more special. So when the good folk at the Web Summit offered two Start...
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Startacus are chuffed to announce that Startacus members can obtain 3 months free access to General Assembly's online learning platform, Front Row...We know though that sometimes it’s not always that easy to take an idea and turn it into something real. That’s the very reason as to why we created Startacus - the self start society - it’s where creatives, dreamers, self starters a...
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A quick question for you… are you interested in learning and development, technology and entrepreneurship? You are! Then Crossover Edinburgh’s Product Forge Hackathon weekend could be just the thing for you, and as an extra treat we’ve managed to nab Startacus members a £10 discount on the £45 weekend ticket price… marvelous! So what is the Product Forge Hack...
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The popular consensus at the moment is that Coding is the literacy of the 21st Century and therefore by definition should be something which is embraced by all of us. Let’s face it though - if you’re not that technically minded, learning to code might seem like a pretty impossible and unachievable task - one of those things that ‘other people’ should do. But you know what? ...
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Fancy learning a new language? From a native speaker? From the comfort of your own home? Well, if so, that’s just become both possible and a whole lot easier thanks to our latest Startup of the Week. Put simply, Fluentify is a marketplace for languages.The online platform uses video conferencing to help those interested in learning languages to connect with native speakers all around the wor...
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