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# start-up

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Warner Bros company hit out at Dublin start-up 'like a ton of bricks' over Scooby brand name
ScoobyBox has had to change its brand name to BusterBox after trademark issues with a Warner Bros company.
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Feb 24th 2018, 7:45 AM
The new project helping parents develop their kids' emotional resilience
Education Desty, a software development start-up is rolling out mentors in schools to get children to use its programme.
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Feb 22nd 2018, 6:15 AM
This start-up prints 3D hands for disabled kids so they can feel like superheroes
“The hands can have a magical ability to make a kid feel good about his or her special hand or arm, and give them some confidence.”
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Aug 16th 2015, 6:10 PM
How a 22 year old turned a crazy idea into a company seeking $2 million
He realised the enormous potential that social media held in the area of freestyle rap.
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Jun 1st 2015, 8:00 PM
Bored of seeing the same old thing when you start up a browser? Change it
If you want to make it a little more useful the next time you start up your browser.
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May 4th 2015, 9:15 AM
Snapchat turned down a $3bn offer from Facebook. Good call: it's now worth $19bn
All those snaps are adding up.
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Feb 18th 2015, 1:40 PM
These maps show Ireland's third level spin-off companies - but what do they tell us?
The country’s spin outs all in one place – but what do they need to survive?
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Sep 27th 2014, 10:00 AM
The Big Idea: The Dublin education company building a global audience of 1 million students
Examtime is just 18 months old, but already is making waves in the education world by putting students first.
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Sep 11th 2014, 8:49 PM
This Galway husband and wife team found a new purpose for drones - saving lives
Disaster Tech Lab uses drone mounted sensors to search for survivors using WiFi signals.
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Sep 1st 2014, 5:34 PM
A flip-flop company crowdfunded $10,000 in ONE hour
Willi Footwear wants to make sure your thongs never break on you again.
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Jul 25th 2014, 5:25 PM
10 pieces of insufferable tech jargon we must destroy
Stop disrupting us with your gamification-based start up.
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Jan 24th 2014, 1:20 PM
Create-your-own-video-ad company wins start-up award
Viddyad praised for originality and potential by judges at ESB Spark of Genius award during Web Summit.
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Oct 30th 2013, 5:45 PM
Weird Wide Web: Self-driving cars, printed weapons and is the NSA watching you?
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
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Oct 27th 2013, 11:00 AM
Column: Childcare is the main obstacle for women getting into business
If we want more women to become entrepreneurs and help rebuild the economy, then a national childcare scheme is needed, says Sarah Nic Lochlainn.
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Feb 20th 2013, 7:00 AM
Archaeologist brings Ireland's heritage to life in new audio guide
Irish archaeologist Neil Jackman says wanted to “create something positive” when he found himself unemployed – and so he rounded up a talented team to bring Ireland’s history to life.
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Jul 15th 2012, 6:00 PM
Ten 'stand out' start-ups selected for business support programme
Each of the ten teams selected will be provided with mentoring from world-class industry experts and €15,000 seed funding.
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Apr 16th 2012, 6:34 PM
So, what exactly is Pinterest? (And why is everyone paying attention to it?)
Pinterest is the next big social network apparently – but what exactly is it? Here’s our handy cut-out-and-keep guide.
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Jan 15th 2012, 5:00 PM
22-year-old founder of social networking site found dead
Ilya Zhitomirskiy set up Diaspora with three other New York University students in 2010 as an ‘anti-Facebook’.
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Nov 15th 2011, 4:42 PM