Kentish Cluster: North London’s answer to the Shoreditch meet-up phenomenon?

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Riding the no. 46 single decker bus that skirts the edges of Hampstead Heath as it makes its way from Maida Vale to Kentish Town feels like taking a trip through Trumpton, even during rush hour! There’s sensible folk everywhere, going about their daily business, and to be honest, that’s kind of what I expect …

Home Flood prevention solution Hydroguard launches rewards based funding campaign on Indiegogo

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Now that the hot weather is over it is time to start worrying about being frozen and flooded. Excuse the cynicism, but given our government’s recent record of response to crises of an environmental nature it seems we would do well to take as much personal responsibility as we can. …

How Do You Disrupt The Legal Industry? Offer Value The Big Firms Can’t Match

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What’s the best way to stop yourself doing something? Try consulting a lawyer. By the time they have finished outlining the risks involved in your plans, and quoted you a price, you will have tears in your eyes and a large hole in your pocket. Or so the story goes. What is certain is that …

Silicon Round-up: Amazon moves to Liverpool Street, Facebook tries to tell the truth, servitude is back in vogue!

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The big news this week is the much heralded and talked about launch of Apple’s new app for removing that annoying U2 album that was automatically sent to more than half a billion iTunes users worldwide. The band performed at the close of the iPhone6 and Smartwatch launch, and their new album “songs of innocence” …

Better living through Coaching; shared experiences and empowerment tips

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A fantastic opportunity to hear from 2 leading Life Coaches and 2 businesswomen with inspiring and incredible life stories. They will share their tips for making the most out of life, especially as an entrepreneur, and how to feel empowered and confident in your decision-making. If you’re looking to get inspired to make some changes …

Hipsters, Hackers and Hustlers storm Google Campus!

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Google Campus is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. If Robert Fenton, founder of the Hipsters, Hackers and Hustlers website and talent impresario a la Simon Cowell, were a piece of confectionary, I think he would be a dime bar. Delicious sweet chocolate on the outside, gnarly toffee …

Launchpad Labs mentor Leonardo Zangrando discusses “pretotyping”, and how an incubator can also be a social enterprise

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LaunchPad labs is an incubator with a difference. First of all, it’s a registered charity, a not for profit social enterprise. But it also has a lot in common with some of the best incubators; it has great mentors, has attracted some top talent, and it’s pushing the envelope when it comes to developing the …

We’re All Marketers Now: The Growing Power Of Social Media And Search Marketing

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Matt Wheeler of Driftrock Digital marketing is a science. We should all have realised by now that in the world of online, nothing happens by chance. Every GIF, Vine, video or comment that we see is most likely the result of somebody somewhere’s social media marketing strategy. …