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Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Unexpected Entrepreneur Spotlight: James Dyson
Unexpected Entrepreneur Spotlight: James Dyson

As part of our Unexpected Entrepreneur Spotlight series, we’re looking to take a deep dive into the history, intentions and lessons learnt from Unexpected Entrepreneurs who are running successful businesses and organisations.

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16 May, 2022 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs Development
How to validate your product idea
How to validate your product idea

Ideas are free, products are expensive. How can you make sure your product has a market fit before you invest time and resource into it?

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12 May, 2022 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
The Unexpected Entrepreneur
The Unexpected Entrepreneur

Their goal wasn’t to build a business but to fill a need in a sector they are passionate about.

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05 May, 2022 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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How to get your first 100 customers

Your strategy for securing your first 100 customers should come before you start development on your product.

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28 Apr, 2022 8 min read
Events
Wish you were there; TEDxWinchester 2022
Wish you were there; TEDxWinchester 2022

The wealth of knowledge and experience the speakers brought to their well-prepared talks was amazing. There was laughter, tears, insight, ideas and innovation.

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22 Apr, 2022 4 min read
Events
We are attending Collision Conference 2022
We are attending Collision Conference 2022

Conferences are an opportunity to make space to hear inspiring success stories, join thought-provoking conversations, and make meaningful connections.

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19 Apr, 2022 2 min read
Development
Creating scroll animations with ScrollMagic
Creating scroll animations with ScrollMagic

Sometimes when building projects we need to animate elements as you scroll down the page.

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19 Apr, 2022 3 min read
Development
CSV Exporter for Statamic
CSV Exporter for Statamic

We’ve just launched our first add-on for Statamic, a delightful content management system built on Laravel. It’s the CSV Exporter add-on. Yesterday, we had a client who needed to be able to export certain pieces of content on-demand in a CSV format.

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01 Apr, 2022 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
How can you measure SaaS growth?
How can you measure SaaS growth?

How to measure SaaS growth Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become one of the most dominant business models in the world. Everything from music and video streaming, to ride-hailing and booking hotels have adopted SaaS models.

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29 Mar, 2022 6 min read
Events
Twitter post Steadfast announcement
Three things we are looking forward to about TedxWinchester

In-person events are back!  Many of us are probably very familiar now with watching music concerts, theatre performances and sports games live from the comfort of our sofas at home. The norm for many people during the lockdown.

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18 Feb, 2022 2 min read
Studio Life
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Get to know the Steadfast Collective team: Christmas Edition

Christmas is just around the corner and we thought what better way to get to know the team than by asking them some questions about the festive season.

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07 Dec, 2021 1 min read
Development
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What is PHP: An Overview

If you’re new to the world of web development and don’t know much about the inner workings of websites, you might never heard of PHP. Or perhaps you have heard the term but are unsure exactly what PHP is.

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03 Dec, 2021 6 min read
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