Dress Me
A lot of people are shocked to discover I've never been to San Francisco (in fact the last time I was even in America I was on a school trip…
By Michael Hayes
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Tech Nation 2016
Tech City, the London-based publicly funded, non-profit team focusing on creating the optimum conditions for digital technology businesses…
By Michael Hayes
Apply to take part in EIE16
A must attend event on the Scottish tech/startup calendar is the annual EIE (Engage Invest Exploit) event organised by the folks at…
By Michael Hayes
Tis the season to party
2015 has been a mega year for the Scottish tech community. WE've had Fanduel crowned a Unicorn, CodeBase has continued to grow, Code Clan…
By Michael Hayes
Making new friends
RookieOven is actually approaching 5 years old and has came a long way since the first meet up held in the Bier Halle on Gordon Street. Back…
By Michael Hayes
Transform your Pi into a platform for creative applications
Tingbot is designed to get your Raspberry Pi out of the drawer and back into your life. It lives in your home or on your desk; an internet…
By Michael Hayes
Come say hello to Tech City
Next Wednesday (4th of November) is your chance to meet Emma Swift, Senior Entrepreneur Relations Manager, from Tech City. Tech City is a…
By Michael Hayes
Product Forge 4 - Digital Participation
This weekend sees the return of Product Forge, a hackathon series organsied by Allan Lloyds. This weekend sees a room full of talented…
By Michael Hayes
Closing out 2014
2014 had been a big year for me personally (thinking of posting a ‘Year in Review’ type post in the next few weeks) and I know a lot has…
By Michael Hayes
Hello Again
Hello and welcome back to the RookieOven blog. There's a new look (and a new technology stack, will expand on that soon) but it's been quiet…
By Michael Hayes
CodeClan - Scotland’s first digital skills academy
Scotland’s first digital skills academy has welcomed its initial intake of 15 students, who are due to graduate in January 2016. CodeClan…
By Michael Hayes
What's on in Scotland
Been quiet on here (sorry about that but life and business get in the way) but thought it would be worth while and useful to do a quick…
By Michael Hayes
Turing Festival 2015
It's Festival Season over in the Capital with the Turing Festival brings digital technology into the Edinburgh Festival. It's a celebration…
By Michael Hayes
Events in Scotland 2014
I thought it would be useful to do a quick roundup of some of the interesting events taking place across the Scottish tech community in the…
By Michael Hayes
Trip to San Francisco for young Scottish based founders
This summer We Are The Future are taking 5 young entrepreneurs to San Francisco from 21st to 27th July. The aim being to inspire, educate…
By Michael Hayes
The Scottish startup community and crowdfunding
Recently Kickstarter announced the had facilitated $1 Billion in pledges to projects from startups to charities in over 224 countries around…
By Michael Hayes
Open Glasgow Hackathons
In 2013 Glasgow beat 29 other UK cities to win the Technology Strategy Board Future City Demonstrator competition. This awarded the city £2…
By Michael Hayes
What's happening in the Scottish tech community for Christmas?
We’ve had the first snow fall of the winter and it’s just a little over two weeks until Christmas. Workplaces across the country will be…
By Michael Hayes