October 2009
6 posts
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Codeworks to Beta test 1DayLater
We have some fantastic news - We’ve mentioned before that local giant Codeworks have agreed to be the very first testers for 1DayLater, and tomorrow they are stepping up to the task! We couldn’t have asked for a better business to do this, Codeworks are regarded by many as the guardian angels of Software in the North-East, as well as having a highly intelligent team, they also...
Oct 26th
The mentors of 1DayLater
As 1DayLater goes into it’s beta testing phase, we want to show some respect to the mentors who have helped us get this far. Teesside’s Institute of Digital Innovation - “Developing ideas into industry” http://www.digitalcityfellowships.org/home Sunderland Software City - “Striving to create a regional software hub where people are inspired and enterprising...
Oct 21st
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The Entrepreneur and his/her Cornerstones
Ever since reading the Beermat Entrepreneur by Mike Southon (see earlier blog post on this), I’ve become interested in the stages of growth faced by companies. It considers that a good arrangement for a very small (seedling) company looks a little something like this The ideas guy (also known as the entrepreneur) sits at the top with his 4 cornerstones around him. Each of the cornerstones...
Oct 16th
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Common characteristics of successful...
Ever wondered what makes the Branson’s and the Hanson’s of this world so  successful? Ok so you’re probably thinking it’s a bit of a stretch to put teen icons Hanson up there with Richard Branson, who has a net worth of £1.5 billion… After all Hanson just had that catchy mm bop tune right? Well they also dropped their record label and decided to “go it...
Oct 12th
This week, we blog elsewhere!
Of course, there’s no need to worry, we’re writing for our good friends at Sunderland Software City. We’ll be posting there every day this week as guest bloggers, talking about what it has been like to start up a software company in the midst of a recession. So please come-on by yeeeha! Sunderland Software City is a new initiative, based in the North East of England,...
Oct 6th
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An update on development..."the timer"
You may have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet on the official site updates of late! A thousand apologies! Well I’m happy to report that things are coming along nicely, with the developers beavering away in a zen-beaverlike frenzy. Not ones to disappoint our fans, we decided it was about time we showed some of our new features off. Today I’m going to show you our new-fangled timer....
Oct 1st