What is a Minimum Viable Product?
If you frequent the startup community, you’ll most likely have come across the term “MVP” and its importance for early-stage businesses. The…
By Charlotte Dougall
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Advice, news, opinion and experience. By founders for founders.
Meet the Expert - Michael Hayes
Michael is the founder of software development company Add Jam and the brains behind RookieOven. Add Jam was founded by Michael and co…
By Charlotte Dougall
Community Podcast Recommendations
The Recipe for SEO Success Show The Recipe for SEO Success podcast helps you expand your understanding of all things Search Engine…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Expert - Andrew Farquhar
Andrew is an experienced technology lawyer and founding member of Skyscanner’s legal team. He’s advised Skyscanner throughout its transition…
By Charlotte Dougall
How to Prepare for a Holiday as a Freelancer
As a new freelancer taking a holiday can be daunting. You might have the fear of letting your clients down or missing out on work. This can…
By Jamie McHale
£250k Investment Win for Pitchbooking
Pitchbooking have announced the results of their latest investment round, securing £250,000 in funding that it believes will help it become…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Founder - Raj Sark
Raj Sark is a Partner at InnovateFromZero, Founder of Connect-In Ltd. and former CEO of Xupo technologies. Raj is an active innovation…
By Charlotte Dougall
How to Find a Co-Founder for Your Startup
Starting a business solo can be an intimidating task, and going it alone isn’t the best route for everyone. If you’re looking for someone to…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Expert - Stuart Mackay
Stuart Mackay is an Audit Manager and part of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications team in Scotland with Grant Thornton. Stuart is…
By Charlotte Dougall
Startup Spotlight - Neonburn
We spoke to Gregg O'Malley from Neonburn about his journey as a startup founder. Tell us a bit about what your startup does? Neon Burn…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Expert - Anoop Joshi
Anoop Joshi is one of the experts on hand to chat with at the RookieOven Drop In Days each month. As part of Skyscanner’s legal team, he’s…
By Charlotte Dougall
5 Things Every Founder Should Do at Christmas
When you’re working on a startup idea, it's so easy to pour too much of yourself into the businesses and neglect looking after your own well…
By Michael Hayes
3 Low Cost Marketing Techniques to Promote Your Business
Marketing is a really important part of starting a business, but not everyone has a huge budget to dedicate to getting the word out. Luckily…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Expert - Claire Foss
Each month, we run a Drop In Day where you can come along to RookieOven and chat to experts from the Scottish tech scene. Claire Foss is one…
By Charlotte Dougall
How to Set Effective Goals
It might be a bit of a cliche to talk about setting goals as the new year creeps closer, but there’s no denying that a new year makes for a…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Founder - Jude Cook
Jude is the co-founder of ShareIn, providers of customisable investment software that helps you raise funds directly from your own network…
By Charlotte Dougall
Meet the Expert - Andrew Sloane
Ahead of our next Drop In Day this Friday, we’re sitting down with one of the experts who’ll be coming along to offer up their advice on the…
By Charlotte Dougall
The Motivation Behind the RookieOven Drop In Days
Earlier this month we tried something new; a drop in day. The premise being anyone can come along to the RookieOven Coworking Space in…
By Michael Hayes