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Finding suppliers and services for your startup is probably one of the most overwhelming and daunting tasks any starting entrepreneur can have to deal with, you need someone who can supply what you need, for an appropriate price, you need to know how good they are and what they can do for you; all whilst being able to maintain a good business relationship. Startacus talked to Proovide founder; St...
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A growing phenomenon known as eSports has swept the planet, competitive gaming and online connections through video games have become the norm, and 1 in 3 households in the UK have a games console or PC. The team at WorldWide Gaming intend to form a huge online community for those who participate in this cyber athleticism, and Simen has agreed to talk to Startacus about their new platform. Hi Sim...
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In the information age, getting your creative works into the public forum is not difficult, from Youtube to Soundcloud. But, how can you manage your work? Licensing? Getting stolen from? Well, our collaborator ‘Looplay’, aims to change that. So, in a nutshell, tell us; what is ‘Looplay’? “Looplay is an independent music discovery platform where artists can trade...
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Dan Manzi and George Penman are both Startacus members and most importantly the Founders over at Evergrad a, coming-very-soon, online platform which aims to connect ambitious graduates with fast growing small businesses. We asked Dan to tell us all about their journey and Evergrad, just a few days before their platform goes live...Over to Dan to tell all... "18 months serving on a large...
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Conceived by young entrepreneur Vincent Dignan in his bedroom, Planet Ivy is a pinch of toilet humour, a bit tongue in cheek, a mix of satire and a dash of poetic excellence and licence. But there's nothing funny about this online platform’s success. Whilst being born with an aim to find the most outrageous and thought-provoking stories on the web, and with a team of young, adventurous jour...
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As anyone who knows us in real life, or even follows us on Twitter can vouch for, we’re big fans of coffee here at Startacus. The day doesn’t really begin until we’ve had that first caffeine fix. Therefore when we hear about new startups in or around the coffee sector, we quite frankly get a tad excited. And that’s exactly what happened when we first heard about our latest ...
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When you visit a new place, chances are you might find it a little more difficult than normal to do the things you really like. Sure, you can look at guide books and the like, you can check out the usual tourist haunts, but what if you want to find out a little more? Well, thanks to our latest Startup of the Week, you’ll be able to do just that. citibuddies is an online platform that l...
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T-shirts are one of those wardrobe staples that pretty much everyone owns, so it’s more or less a given that if you’re a startup in the t-shirt world you’ll need to be doing something innovative or truly unique if you’re going to stand out. However, it’s not just about having a quirky design or an eye-catching slogan - there has to be something else. And it is that &l...
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If you’ve already tried your hand at the wonder that is 3D printing, you’ll need no convincing about how important this technology is. But if you haven’t tried it and you’d like to, we know just the place. Now admittedly, we know that there are FabLabs appearing all over the place where you can witness this digital fabrication first hand, however this other ‘place&rsq...
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Let’s face it. Some people are just naturally sporty and partake in all sorts of healthy sporting activities with little or no persuasion. There are plenty of others though who need that extra little bit of motivation and encouragement before they would even dream of doing the same.Well, whichever of those two groups of people you belong to, our latest Startup of the Week should be right up ...
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