StartUp Britain has got off to a bit of a bad start.  And it’s understandable. It probably wouldn’t have registered on anyone’s radar.  However, as it was launched with the promotional (not financial) backing of the government, it got more attention than it perhaps deserved. StartUp Britain is pretty much a link farm at the [...]

 Watch this to see someone doing awesome stuff. When watching it many people think or say they are going to give up Coke/Pepsi.  It would be nice if it was true.  It would also be nice if people could think about other corporations dominating our lives and how they will probably only go away if [...]

 Victorian economists calculated that the average English peasant in 1485 needed to work fifteen weeks a year to earn enough money they needed to survive for the year.  In 1564, it was forty weeks.  Now of course, it is questionable whether we can afford a reasonable life at all without two salaries all year round. [...]

 My wee company schux has signed up for the Sussex Internships.  If you are interested in what we do. Want to get a feel for the industry. Fancy a chat or a cuppa. Meet other people within the industry… Then here is an offer: from January onwards come to and cowork and Lewes Werks for [...]

 I came across Freelance Switch and Theme Forest a while back and discovered that they (amongst other websites) are run by Envato. Following is an interview with the founders. I found it interesting as it is the direction I’ve (slowly) been heading in.  

 The more I look at the web in relation to building online services, the more I see most of it just doesn’t work (well). I’m referring more to scenarios like people job hunting, finding clients and finding talent.  There are many other scenarios this could refer to – but basically it’s about finding the people [...]