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Studio Life
Setting goals for your team (which they're onboard with).
Setting goals for your team (which they're onboard with).

Setting goals your team does not fully understand is like shouting into an echo chamber.

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13 Nov, 2019 3 min read
Lessons from Panic Inc
Lessons from Panic Inc

What you may not know is that Panic’s legacy was built crafting Apple applications, especially those who help web-developers. Other core products of theirs include, Coda, Transmit and Prompt. It was only later in

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10 Aug, 2019 2 min read
Events
Here's how our first Creative X Business went!
Here's how our first Creative X Business went!

On Thursday, 25th July, we held our first Creative X Business in Southampton. 30 folk from different backgrounds and industries headed to SO Fourteen to meet, share stories and hear Dan share his insights on SCA.

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26 Jul, 2019 1 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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The Smart Creative.

A person that doesn’t chase compensation; they pursue the ability to cause change and disrupt industries.

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23 Jul, 2019 4 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Jeff Gardner of Intercom shares his lessons learnt
Jeff Gardner of Intercom shares his lessons learnt

Jeff has been at Intercom for seven years, as the fourth employee he headed up customer support while fixing bugs and odd engineering tasks. He then went on to lead the support team.

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18 Jul, 2019 2 min read
Events
Creative X Business July!
Creative X Business July!

Daniel will look at what the new legislation will mean for customers and for anyone who takes or processes payments online. SCA will have a noticeable effect on you if you; Build payment processing websites including

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03 Jul, 2019 1 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Soldo – Digital Product Playbook Podcast
Soldo – Digital Product Playbook Podcast

I met with Daniele Marino, Head of Product Development at Soldo to talk through lessons he learnt while building Soldo.

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27 Jun, 2019 3 min read
Development
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), What is it and how does it affect your business?
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), What is it and how does it affect your business?

SCA’s primary aim is to reduce fraud. It is set to achieve this by requiring additional validation steps when making purchases online.

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17 Jun, 2019 3 min read
Studio Life
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Announcing the winner of our fourth birthday giveaway

Making a decision as to who should win was really difficult. We had over 50 amazing entries, each with their own unique back story.

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13 Jun, 2019 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Intercom: On Starting Up [2022 Update]
Intercom: On Starting Up [2022 Update]

Intercom’s products are an undeniable success. With more than 450 employees around the world, Intercom is focused on creating the world’s best suite of messaging-first products.

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14 May, 2019 3 min read
Events
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Creative X Business

Starting in July, Creative X Business will provide a monthly opportunity for creatives and business owners to meet, share and learn in the heart of Southampton.

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06 May, 2019 1 min read
Studio Life
Celebrating our fourth birthday
Celebrating our fourth birthday

Over Steadfast Collective’s four years in business, MD Pete has seen the business grow from its early one-man band days to a thriving digital studio with seven permanent members of staff, an office by the New Forest, and a list of amazing clients.

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29 Apr, 2019 3 min read
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