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The Startup Interviews

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Nicholas Kubera, Founder of IndieShade. Ldquo;So why did you choose to study web development? Ldquo;So is there a market for digital-only comics? I decide to turn the conversation away from IndieShade to focus more on Nicholas and his entrepreneurial journey thus far. “Would you consider yourself an entrepreneur? Ldquo;Do you have any previous business experience? Helen Williams and Oonagh Mannix, Founders of Polorum. Ldquo;We can’t just anticipate th...

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The Startup Interviews – Josh Carson, Lara Findlay and Andrzej Schmidt,...

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Josh Carson, Lara Findlay and Andrzej Schmidt, Founders of GearedApp. Ldquo;We aren’t just an app company. We want to be an app company known for our views on accessibility, transparency and honesty,” says Josh Carson, the enthusiastic co-founder of one of Edinburgh’s app development companies, GearedApp. Ldquo;So would you say that you’re primarily an app development agency or website developers? Ldquo;A Team of many Personalities”. Rdquo; I ask the trio&#...

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The Startup Interviews – Inspire, Launch, Grow 2015 - Enterprise Award

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Inspire, Launch, Grow 2015 - Enterprise Award. Universities are increasingly focused on their entrepreneurial efforts and, in particular, in encouraging and supporting their students and staff to launching their own businesses. Recently, this has been at the forefront of governments’ business strategies and that of Scotland in particular. In early June, the University of Edinburgh’s entrepreneurial support department, LAUNCH.ed. It’s fun.” H...Rdquo; I ask ...

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The Startup Interviews – Cally Russell, Founder of Mallzee

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Cally Russell, Founder of Mallzee. Today, pieces of his idea for Recommended Buy have found their way into Mallzee, Cally’s latest startup which has recently secured a £2.5 Million investment with backing from Royal Mail. “So what inspired you to start Mallzee? Ldquo;So how do you tailor the choices to suit your customers’ tastes? Ldquo;So tell me a little bit about seeking investment. What advice would you offer other entrepreneurs on that front?

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The Startup Interviews – Bonnie Lawson-Brown, Founder of SilverIMP

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Bonnie Lawson-Brown, Founder of SilverIMP. Lsquo;” she says. Ldquo;I thought to myself, ‘what if that email had waited until I’d arrived back at home where I could use my own WiFi – which is private and secure – to download it to my device? Ldquo;So, given the length and costs of the patent process, would you encourage other entrepreneurs to patent their ideas? Ldquo;And how will you use your patents in the future? It might be something to consider.

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The Startup Interviews – Craig Johnston, Founder of Kitsch Drinks

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Craig Johnston, Founder of Kitsch Drinks. Ldquo;They literally just had me saying ‘this is what I want to do,’ and they believed in it, which was awesome.”. Ldquo;It’s not that we won’t expand, it just needs to be in the right places and there needs to be a value match. We can’t be the only thing that’s in there that’s natural or true to our ethics.”. Ldquo;So what has influenced you to instil this ethical stance in your business?

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The Startup Interviews – A Future Roadmap for The Startup Interviews

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. A Future Roadmap for The Startup Interviews. Our author, Christopher Sladdin. Today outlined the reasons why. Will be coming to an end, at least for now. Have a read of his blog post for more information.

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The Startup Interviews – Christopher McCann, Founder of snap40

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Christopher McCann, Founder of snap40. Ldquo;We’ve got an enormous opportunity and need to raise a significant amount of money and you can’t do that and be a Med student at the same time. And if you want to go for it, you might as well go full at it.”. Ldquo;So where did the idea for snap40 come from? Ldquo;Affecting change in behaviour is one of the hardest things to do, particularly in a busy environment like a hospital ward.”. Is it the NHS?

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The Startup Interviews – Inspire, Launch, Grow 2015 - Innovation Cup

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Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. Inspire, Launch, Grow 2015 - Innovation Cup. Ldquo;The backbone of innovation is great higher education. Never stop investing in it,” argues Chris van der Kuyl, the Chairman 4J Studios. The University of Edinburgh, as one of the UK’s most entrepreneurial universities, understands this particularly well and, as such, innovation was particularly evident at LAUNCH.ed. Juan Pablo Echenique, Founder of Power Enable Solutions. Ldquo;So how have LAUNCH.ed help...