About startups: RefLinx.com (1)

Turning Literature into Knowledge

Oxford, 17 Nov. 2016

http://reflinx.com

Innovating knowledge management through networks. This British/German startup is breaking down complexity in literature through visualization.

About Startups: Native Wisdom Skincare

Traditions for your skin... Native Wisdom Skincare

Oxford, 05 May 2016

A former Kenyan model and an MBA student are starting a new Oxford-based skincare company - they are about to change how we think about organic beauty products. Translating the intrinsic value of old African traditions and ceremonies, they are about to create a splendid product with mythical origins for the Western world.

Insights into Silicon Valley (2)

From accelerators to exiting your company

Oxford, 04 April 2016

http://splendidstartups.blogspot.co.uk/

The second part of Silicon Valley insights includes the meeting with a founder, who sold his robotics company to Google, and a visit to Eventbrite. Also, this post focusses on San Francisco's startup scene, opposed to the first post's focus on Google and Facebook.

Insights into Silicon Valley (1)

Facebook, Google... just Silicon Valley

Oxford, 25 March 2016

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While a group of German MBA students went to see the Silicon Valley's big players first hand, they were also invited to accelerators and co-working spaces in order to experience the startup spirit of today's founders. Furthermore, they met a founder who sold his company to Google - as we will see in part two.

About Startups: Gyana - Big Data Sentiment Analysis

Gyana - Sense, Know, Decide

Oxford, 15 March 2016

http://www.gyana.space/

Gyana wants to change how we see the world. The startup uses aerial imagery and sentiment analysis to create mood-based maps for the masses. After starting out in Oxford's Launchpad, the startup got a massive investment and moved to London.

About Startups: 3-Day-Startup in Oxford

3-Day-Startup in Oxford

Oxford, 23 Feb. 2016

#3dsOxford

3-Day-Startup for the first time in Oxford! Last weekend six teams generated ideas for startups, tested those ideas through customer interviews, built MVPs, and pitched their businesses in front of real investors!

About Startups: UPROSA - Update

Fast growing tech accessories startup UPROSA

Oxford, 15 Feb. 2016

      http://uprosa.com/

All image credits on this site: UPROSA

UPROSA was introduced in this article: 
Colourful, striking, awesome... UPROSA

Now it is time for the first update, as the startup is looking for an investment in order to grow even faster. This post covers their tote bag product line, product packaging and articles about UPROSA.

About Startups: BioCarbon Engineering

1 billion trees at a time!  BioCarbon Engineering

Oxford, 10 Feb. 2016

http://www.biocarbonengineering.com/

Image credits: BioCarbon Engineering

BioCarbon Engineering aims to change the world through the use of drones: They want to plant 1 billion trees via drones. The goal is to counter industrial scale deforestation through industrial scale reforestation.

About Startups: Idea (Idol) Competition Finalists 2016

IUIA Idea Idol 2016

Oxford, 06 Feb. 2016

www.oxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk

Out of 250 submitted ideas fr the Iea Idol competition only 6 teams were shortlisted to pitch their ideas in front of judges, spectators, and real investors. One group should win £10k.

About Startups: Slingshot

What no one tells you about pivoting... Slingshot

Oxford, 03 Feb. 2016

http://www.myslingshot.org/

Image credits: Slingshot Recruitment

Slingshot Recruitment was originally set to innovate the UK's recruitment market. Using swarm intelligence instead of a company's HR division, trying to establish a candidate-job-fit. But recently, Laurence Cruse realised that he should stop pivoting.

About Startups: AdCase

Free cases for everyone... with a little twist!

Oxford, 29 Jan. 2016

https://www.facebook.com/myfreeadcase

Image credits: AdCase

AdCase, a new Oxford-based startup wants to revolutionise the phone case market by giving away cases for free. But, how can a newly founded startup afford something like this?

About Startups: UPROSA

Colourful, striking, awesome... UPROSA

Oxford, 25 Jan. 2016

http://uprosa.com/

All image credits on this site: UPROSA

Calling attention to the beauty of young scientist's work, UPROSA takes their images and transforms them into splendid products. "Designed under the microscope" states one of their slogans.

About Startups: Hashnovel

Let's write a story together... Hashnovel

Oxford, 22 Jan. 2016

     http://hashnovel.com/

All image credits on this site: Hashnovel

Hashnovel is a startup that challenges today´s book industry by creating a cooperative way to write a crowd´s story. Their customer segment:
the adventurous modern wordsmith.

About this blog - Splendid Startups

Splendid Startups - the Startup Diary Blog

Oxford, 22 Jan. 2016

http://splendidstartups.blogspot.co.uk/

Splendid Startups is a blog about real-life entrepreneurship. The goal is to learn from and about startups in this diary-style blog through recurring posts on startups: 
What are they doing and why? Which decisions will an entrepreneur have to make? Which steps does one have to take? This blog will try to give real-life answers to these questions.