Hello! I got laid off today as a result of the COVID-19 financial fallout.Looking for a Jr front-end position. I have 6 months of experience and I was responsible for a project, worked mostly with React and several libraries.Based in Barcelona, willing to relocate.Please RT! — Alejandra (@signorinadev) March 25, 2020 I don’t know Alejandra […]
Northern Ireland is one of the best places to start a startup as it has a close network of highly skilled, resilient people with entrepreneurial ideas looking to solve real problems. It’s the skilled people with ideas that are one of the groups able to survive during these uncertain times. They have identified a solution […]
When Alastair Cameron from Startacus came to Belfast to meet up and said “I want to run a female focused tech event in Derry”, I thought great let’s take a chance and see how we can help. We offered for Raise to helps sponsor the evening social, because that’s what works for us, the networking, […]
A shiny new set up of startup founders have joined the Raise programme this spring and one of the first sessions we cover is the “why” of starting a startup. The” why” comes in a many forms, it’s often because the founder has identified a problem that they can offer a solution to. This great […]
In the world of startups there is literally nothing better than equity. With equity, even a tiny bit, you will literally could one day become a millionaire. Colin Mitchell is the CEO of Sixty 5 Technologies and has expertise in tech, business, sales and marketing. Colin’s new blog series showcases the startup tech journey focusing […]
As we start to sift through a new round of startups looking for guidance on their road, it’s worth going over again the challenges that every startup faces. This isn’t to say that all founders need guidance – some people are extremely capable of navigating their way. Those folks are rare enough and opportunities are […]
This week in RAISE saw the launch of Raise Start-Up Stories, this is the start of a series of monthly events showcasing stories from founders who have been there and done it. They will share experiences, what works, what doesn’t work with the main aim to help others starting out. The start-up club is […]
It’s Friday morning, it’s breakfast time, you think it’ll just take 2 minutes to see what’s happening in the news, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin then 15 minutes later you’re rushing out the door late for work. It’s 9.10am in work, you’re checking the calendar for the day getting ready to make the to do […]
X : In a company, what really matters for culture is having the right purpose. Me: In a car, what really matters for efficiency is having the right direction. X : That doesn’t make sense, it’s orthogonal, almost independent of direction. Me : Car or company? — Simon Wardley (@swardley) January 7, 2020 We discuss […]
Last year Matt Johnston and myself picked up the Belfast Silicon Drinkabout batton from Dermott McElduff who had been running the events. Matt and I are both founders of Raise Ventures, but this is an extra-curricular project. Matt loves tech and I love going to the pub so we’re well placed to take this forward. […]
