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Vogue Business hosts first ever Fashion Futures event

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Vogue Business hosts first ever Fashion Futures event

The inaugural Vogue Business Fashion Futures event, held at The Design Museum in London on 28 November, brought together brand executives, start-up...
Fashion : Vogue : Vogue Business
Google’s new accelerator supports sustainable start-ups

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Google’s new accelerator supports sustainable start-ups

The technology company is launching an accelerator for social impact start-ups, which will focus on sustainable development goals.
Technology : Sustainability : Google
It’s time to reboot the start-up mentality

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It’s time to reboot the start-up mentality

Fundamental change is needed at the heart of any business to truly live and breathe start-up thinking, making and doing.
Design : Branding : R&D
Stat: Funding for African start-ups surges

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Stat: Funding for African start-ups surges

Recent figures show that funding for start-ups on the continent increased dramatically in 2018, with total funding increasing by 300% and the numbe...
Finance : Start-ups : Funding
Ikea offers start-ups a space to develop their ideas

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Ikea offers start-ups a space to develop their ideas

Sweden – The flatpack furniture brand has created an innovation incubator programme with the aim of collaborating with these brands in the future. ...
Retail : Technology : Workplace
Staffless stores

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Staffless stores

Shanghai – Wheelys 247 is the first staffless retail model to open in China.
Retail : Automation : Streamlined Shopping
Start-up station

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Start-up station

Paris – Station F, which will open in April, is designed to create an entire start-up eco-system under one roof.
Start-up : Co-working : Facebook
Ideation ground

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Ideation ground

New York – IBM’s consultancy and accelerator reflects the company’s growing investment in education.
IBM : Education : New York
Hot desk space

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Hot desk space

Europe – Designer Konstantin Grcic has created Hack, an adaptable office cubicle for the start-up generation.
Future Of Work : Modular : Vitra
Open Sesame start-ups

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Open Sesame start-ups

US – The company behind children’s tv show Sesame Street has launched an investment fund to help educational technology start-ups.
Sesame Workshop : Sesame Street : EdTech
Instant brand messaging

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Instant brand messaging

Stockholm – Tictail introduces a direct messaging service to enable brands to communicate instantly with their customers.
Frictionless Service : Messaging Apps : Personal Appsistants
Start-up sanctuary

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Start-up sanctuary

London – Liverpool Street’s Andaz hotel has launched a new after-work space dedicated to start-ups.
Space To Startup : Andaz Hotel : Growth
European start-up offers doctors’ consultations via an app

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European start-up offers doctors’ consultations via an app

Polish start-up Telemedi.co offers round-the-clock remote consultations with doctors. 
Intuitive Futures : Medical Care : Health
Wisdom 2.0 Review: Part 1

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Wisdom 2.0 Review: Part 1

At a time of great success for the technology industry, the expanding digital sphere has also provoked anxiety, contemplation and a search for ne...
Wisdom 2.0 : Mindfulness : Meditation
Techanista hub collaborates with US retailers to back start-ups

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Techanista hub collaborates with US retailers to back start-ups

Fashion and technology are converging and in a nascent marketplace retailers want a piece of the action.
Start-ups : Tech : Investment
Topshop shares London Fashion Week images via Chirp

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Topshop shares London Fashion Week images via Chirp

Topshop shares London Fashion Week images via Chirp
Digital Garden : Stores : Social
South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 2

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South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 2

Austin – South by Southwest Interactive 2013 saw entrepreneurs move away from app design and towards embedding tech into objects that interface wit...
Luxury : SXSW : Software
South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 1

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South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 1

In the run-up to South by Southwest Interactive 2013, some press reports questioned whether it was still possible to find the next big thing at the...
Digital : Esther Dyson : Hater
Soldering on: Circuit board design moves online

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Soldering on: Circuit board design moves online

Soldering on: Circuit board design moves online
Design : Electronics : Andy Stanford-Clark
Radical THNKR: YouTube channel is food for thought

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Radical THNKR: YouTube channel is food for thought

Radical THNKR: YouTube channel is food for thought
New York : Show : Edit
SXSW- The rise of interest networks

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SXSW- The rise of interest networks

Will these location-based interest apps take off? Margaret Ryan, a San Francisco-based marketing consultant, is not convinced. ‘One of the challeng...
Twitter : Highlight : Glancee
NationalField adds social layer to business interaction

Big Ideas

NationalField adds social layer to business interaction

NationalField adds social layer to business interaction
NationalField : Start-ups : Social Media
SXSW 2011

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SXSW 2011

This year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas, was the largest to date. Key trends from digital start...
Gaming : Start-ups : Connections
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