Here are some facts highlighted in the independent review of female entrepreneurshp from the Alison Rose report: Only 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs are female Only 13% of senior people on UK investment reams are woman Less that 1% of UK venture goes on all female teams. It has been proven that despite the disparity…
Why would you want to start a startup? That “aha” moment when you see a problem and want to solve it and turn it into a business startup. You think why has no one else thought about fixing that. It’s so simple and of course if I build the solution, lots of people will want…
This tweet highlight a problem with recruitment. What's the difference between ❌ "Python skills are essential" and ✅ "experience with Python is a benefit, but there is also room to improve your programming skills" in a student job add? 60% increase in qualified applicants and ~30% vs. ~5% female applicants. -> — Dr. Victoria Grinberg…
We’ve debated and considered lots of tools and put together this list of 15 top tools that founders need in the startup world. Some are free, some have a small subscription free. Founders can do a lot with these tools, get their website created, emails sent and prototypes designed. They can manage their finances, get…
One thing that the Covid-19 crisis has revealed is that commuting is a curse. The idea that it’s okay to pay to attend work, pay to store your car, pay more to eat, and spend two hours or more of YOUR UNPAID TIME to attend an office is quickly becoming untenable for knowledge workers. I’ve…
Sifted.eu writes: A European rival to workplace messaging app Slack called Element has won the world’s largest-ever single contract for a collaborative software service, supplying half a million licences to help communication in the German education system. The win points to the growing concern about privacy in communications around the world. At Raise, we use…
As we mentioned in our last newsletter, the University of Ulster are helping with the industry demand for programmers by releasing two new Postgraduate courses. These courses are free of charge. The first, 100 places in a PgCert in Artificial Intelligence, is designed to get a hold on the demand for AI across many industries.…
It’s great to see the government using the current pandemic to bolster new innovations which would have long-reaching effects beyond the current crisis. We have seen how air quality has improved due to the numbers of cars off the roads but there are challenges on how to get people onto public transport (and planes). It’s…
On Thursday 18th June, Remote Raise hosted 7 great startup pitches with an audience of 40 angels and funds. The event was to be hosted in Belfast in April this year, however due to COV19 lockdown plans quickly were put on hold until the time was right. As lockdown measures are now easing and with…
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