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Frances Jenner



News  / Perspective
If your startup needs funding, go back to the drawing board
Frances Jenner Posted On January 29, 2019


So many burgeoning startups are focused on one thing – getting the funding they need to grow their business and make it profitable. But what if that’s actually one of the worst things a young company can do? Bootstrapping a […]


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News  / Startup Stories
Playmaji makes a retro-compatible gaming console to keep up with 80s trends
Frances Jenner Posted On November 30, 2018


Nostalgia is an inherent part of the human condition. This becomes patently obvious the moment you take a glance around popular culture; TV programmes Stranger Things and The Americans are painfully popular with their heavy curtains and garish wallpaper We […]


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News
Healthcare and wellness pharmaceutical startups could be threatened by new drugs regulations
Frances Jenner Posted On November 9, 2018


It appears that nothing is safe from disruption by either the internet or the startup industry. The most recent development is a move by both well-established companies and burgeoning startups into the pharmaceutical industry, but could they really provide an […]


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Launches  / News
Why Canada is an increasingly attractive destination for SMEs and startups
Frances Jenner Posted On September 21, 2018


Canada is all-too-often overshadowed by its louder, more boisterous neighbour. However, despite the United States’ reputation as a fertile breeding ground for startups, Silicon Valley’s sky-high prices are causing its popularity to wane among budding startups. For those wanting to […]


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Startup Stories
The recruitment model is broken: Here’s how technology can fix it
Frances Jenner Posted On August 31, 2018


Have you ever been interviewed by a robot? Although this might conjure images of a human-like android blinking on the opposite side of a desk, the more insidious reality is much closer than it seems, if it hasn’t arrived already. […]


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Startup Pitches  / Startup Stories
PlantSnap identifies 90% of all plants just by taking a picture
Frances Jenner Posted On July 5, 2018

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A beautiful plant, with a green stem, with leaves at the bottom and at the top is a flower with oval-shaped petals that grow upwards rather than outwards. Try asking Google that same search phrase and it’s unlikely you’ll get […]


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News  / Startup Stories
Suck responsibly with a reusable straw that attaches to your keyring
Frances Jenner Posted On June 27, 2018


Final Straw is a Canadian company that has finally created what the world has been in dire need of for a long time: The reusable straw. The product exploded on Kickstarter and its $12,500 goal was left in the dust as […]


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Features
Sweetbud shocks your tastebuds into experiencing sweetness in your coffee, without the sugar
Frances Jenner Posted On June 11, 2018

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Throw away those abandoned packets of Splenda and your guilty-pleasure sugar stash, a new augmented taste startup has created a coffee lid that tricks your tongue into tasting sugar even where there is none. Sweetbud was created by Sara Du […]


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News
Hushme wearable means your most private calls are safe, even in public
Frances Jenner Posted On May 21, 2018


Ever taken your mobile to the toilet to take a private call? Hidden behind some pot plants? No longer, as Ukrainian company Hushme have created the first wearable gadget that muffles your voice to an indistinguishable mumble. The bluetooth enabled […]


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News
HarassMap aims to cut out sexual harassment from the roots
Frances Jenner Posted On May 15, 2018


Harassmap is a non-profit organisation that is hoping to eradicate sexual harassment from Egypt by changing how society perceives the issue. The company, founded by four women in 2010, created a map where people can anonymously record incidents of sexual […]


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Interviews  / News
‘They’re just people,’ Interview with Baillie Aaron whose startup is trying to give people in prison a brighter future
Frances Jenner Posted On May 15, 2018


“One of the biggest shocks [of going into prison] is the feeling of when a door slams, the clang of the door slamming, the key being turned and the knowledge that one is helpless in that situation to leave,” Baillie […]


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Features  / News
Tired of real relationships? Get an Invisible Girlfriend and pay her to reply to your texts
Frances Jenner Posted On May 8, 2018


Everyone who’s ever been single has endured the pitying looks from friends and family, felt the empathetic arm-squeeze, and heard how many fish there are in the sea. But with fish stocks rapidly depleting, singletons abound in society while searching […]


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