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Activate Studio @activatecapital

Startup Studio giving founders hands-on experience from idea to launch.

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Activate Studio@activatecapital
23 Dec 2021
| Over £5m in funding | Startups who have participated in our programmes have raised over £5 million in funding this year. We are excited to continue on this journey in 2022 and guide more companies towards their next funding round. Apply for our next cohort! [link in thread]
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Activate Intelligence@activateint
14 Nov 2023
We deep-dived into #openai dev day announcements including #CustomGPT #gpt4turbo and #assistantAPI activateintelligence.co.uk/2…
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Activate Intelligence@activateint
23 Oct 2023
Just finished studying the "State of AI 2023" report! From GPT-4's dominance to the rise of specialized models and the future of Language Agents, these are some some of our key takeaways: 👉 Read the full analysis: activateintelligence.co.uk/2… #stateofai #GPT4 #AIagents
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How will the vacuum left in the startup ecosystem by the SVB collapse be filled? How do we move forward from here? It depends on where you are both in your location and journey. Here's what to expect if you are an early-stage #startup based in the UK. bit.ly/3YZcBoL
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We are hiring a digital designer! We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional who wants to help to shape the future success of startups. Is that you or someone you know? Apply today: bit.ly/3TknKxF #digitaldesigner #hiringalert #HIRINGNOW
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Focus on your value proposition. Find out which is the minimum amount of product or service you can give to your clients. Once you've removed all you can from your product, you should get to what we call Minimum Viable Value Proposition. Learn more: bit.ly/got-an-idea-you-want-…
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Over the years, we have learned a great many lessons about how to raise capital for an early-stage business. We are happy to share some of the best ones with you in the hopes that they will help your path to success! Read more: bit.ly/how-to-raise #startups #startupStudio
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Startup studios help you launch your business, especially if you have a big idea but not a lot of startup experience. At Activate, we do just that! Read more on how we can help in the link in our bio. #Startups #Funding #StartupStudio #startup #business #founders #accelerator
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Time to make a business plan for your startup? It doesn’t have to be too complicated, you can use a Business Model Canvas or one of the other tools available online to create one. Want to learn more? Check out our article: bit.ly/got-an-idea-you-want-… #startups #businessplan
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Building a startup team is hard. Through our experience in building and managing development teams, we've discovered that a few characteristics are necessary for scaling a team. Read how and why competition for good software devs has increased: bit.ly/scramble-for-talent #DevOps
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The deadline for our Summer 2022 funding cycle is fast approaching! Get help to design, build and scale your digital product. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to pitch to our investment committee and receive up to £50k in match funding. Apply today: bit.ly/apply--summer
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Ok, you've an idea. In fact, it’s a great idea. But if you can’t convince your clients to give you money, you don’t have a viable business. "Testing Business Ideas" is a good book to start from. Read more: bit.ly/got-an-idea-you-want-… #StartupUK #entrepreneurs #Founder #book
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Strategy is the most important aspect of a business plan. If you can't prove that you have thought strategically about your business, no one will be interested in investing in you. Read more on our tips and tricks to raise capital: bit.ly/howtoraisecapital #Planning #Startups
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EcoHedge@ecohedgeHQ
10 Jun 2022
That’s a wrap 🙌 Highlight of the week? 👉 Getting together with our friends at @activatecapital again for a much needed work & social session. Looking forward to next week and @LDNTechWeek 🥳
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In order to build a product, you need capital 🤑. The good news is that there are a lot of investors and some very good incentives to invest in startups in the UK. Make sure you check @seedlegals and know everything about SEIS and EIS before you start. #SEIS #Funding #EIS
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We all start with a plan, but you are bound to hit face some challenges along the way. So, ask yourself what will you do if you get dealt a bad hand? Check how to get prepared for whatever changes might be thrown your way: bit.ly/howtoraisecapital #Planning #StartupStudio
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Collaboration within your product team is the key to your startup success. Read more about some of the steps most founders will encounter when chasing an idea – and what pitfalls to avoid. bit.ly/got-an-idea-you-want-… #Entrepreneur #Founders #startups #startupstudio
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Creating a company is hard. Creating a successful company is even harder. On average, it takes 7 to 10 years for a startup to reach an exit phase. If you still think you want to do this, read our article: bit.ly/got-an-idea-you-want-… #Entrepreneur #Founders #startupsuk #purpose
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Depending on which statistics you choose to trust, 90% of startups don't make it to their third year. Check how a startup studio can help accelerate your business by providing access to funds, expertise and resources: bit.ly/how-a-digital-startup… #Startups #Funding #StartupStudio
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After @ycombinator's, letter advising founders to ‘plan for worst’, many started to panic. At @Activate, we primarily work with UK based #startups. Naturally, the situation here looks a bit different. Check out why here: bit.ly/3lL5ajT #Funding #VentureCapital #tech
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Years of successes and failures help us to accelerate and focus the progress of our portfolio companies to reach the maximum impact. The Activate Studio is accepting applications for the Summer'22 funding cycle. Want to join us? bit.ly/apply--summer #StartupUK #Incubator
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