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Win a free ticket to the Made Festival Sheffield - We’ve five to give away! Back in April, (seems ages ago now!) we highlighted the fact that MADE - the Sheffield based Entrepreneur Festival had announced the initial lineup for its annual event which takes place this year on the 24th and 25th September. The fab lineup includes Levi Roots, Jamal Edwards, Doug Richards and a whole host of oth...
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Here at Startacus, we are admittedly suckers for a little mid nineties music. Add that to our interest in writing about all things social good and startup and you can see why we thought it was about time that we sung the praises, of LeeStock, a Suffolk based music festival. The festival, now in its 7th year, has managed to combine a staple diet of Brit Pop classics, and a bigger social cause, very...
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Calling all independent creative start ups – this one is for you. School for Startups launches the Makegood Festival – a spectacular showcase of culture, creativity and entrepreneurship. At this super cool event for the ‘creative’ entrepreneur and startup, there are perhaps less of the suits and more of the style… Started by serial entrepreneur Doug Richard in 2008,...
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We would be the first to admit that our artistic prowess leaves a little to be desired...Picasso's crown is certainly safe for the time being. Those of you who frequent the Startacus Facebook page will no doubt be familiar with our...er...unique doodles and other inspirational scribblings. Although we are in no danger of winning the Turner prize any time soon, we thoroughly enjoy our artistic adve...
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Whether you’re a developer or a gamer or simply someone who’s really into tech, we reckon the upcoming Campus Party would be right up your street.The event which is being held in London for the first time is an annual week long 24 hours-a-day festival where thousands of hackers, developers and technophiles, otherwise known as “Campuseros” get together and embrace all things...
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Spontly - Startacus interviews Jim Mann So...I was at this fab wedding a few years back and we all had disposable cameras at our tables - my goodness there were some brilliant poses pulled. However, I never got to take a look at the pictures - in fact I can’t remember ever being at a wedding where anyone except the wedding couple get to take a look at the entire collection of photos taken....
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Stendhal Festival of Music and Art- From Field to festival! As you have probably guessed by now here at Startacus we get quite excited to hear about innovative or unusual start-ups... that’s pretty much a given. But when we come across something as innovative and unusual as a start-up music and arts festival on a country farm in County Derry, our little brains go into overdrive!   &nbs...
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Music and tech under one roof. Like the sound of that? Well, if so, next month’s Music Tech Fest is the place to be. The event which takes place between 17th - 19th May in London aims to bring together all sorts of people with a passion for music tech - from startups and developers through to artists and performers - they’ll all be here. Major industry brands will collaborate and ...
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There’s a pretty serious Enterprise Conference happening in London in the next couple of weeks so we of course thought we should tell you folk all about it... The two day conference is being organised by NACUE the leading body representing young Entrepreneurs in the UK and takes place on the 18th and 19th April in central London. The event is aiming to “to connect the biggest names i...
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You can never have enough festivals, right? Festival derives from the Latin word meaning ‘celebration’ after all. And celebrations are fun! Right?This is certainly what the organisers of The School for Creative Startups are trying to convince people of, at their two day Startup Showcase in London next weekend. It will, in other words, be different from the generic suited and booted sty...
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