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LASERCUTTING AT ODC

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You may have noticed a strange looking device in the back corner of Open Design City these days – something resembling an oversized photocopy machine – and perhaps found yourself wondering when the next DIY time-travel workshop would be held. However, what you are seeing is, in fact, none other than a Helix laser cutter. Manufactured by US-based Epilog Laser, this piece of equipment will be available at ODC for one month. ODC manager Tom explains further.

So what does this laser-cutter do, exactly?

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Rising to the Challenge: Great Challenges Berlin (January 16-18, 2012)

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How can we facilitate access to sustainable sources of energy for individual consumers? How can we curb the rampant waste of food and consumer goods in the developed world? How can we ensure equal and open access to digital and mobile networks throughout the world, as these take on an increasingly central role in people’s lives? How can a small group of individuals, through simple collaboration, find solutions to problems previously deemed unsolvable by many? Continue reading →

Start up of the week

START UP OF THE WEEK #23 CAROLINAS FOOD SERVICE

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Pete Clifford is the Managing Director of Carolinas Food Services and moved to betahaus 4 months ago. His start up is a subsidiary of Swedish firm Carolinas Matkasse, which operates the grocery-delivery service Linas Matkasse. Grocery bags, containing fresh ingredients as well as recipes and meal plans, are prepared weekly and delivered to homes across Sweden. Pete and his team are now working on the German brand named Schlemmertüte. Continue reading →

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OFFICE HOURS @ BETAHAUS

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Im betahaus werden neben Workshops auch regelmäßig Sprechstunden und Beratungen zu den verschiedensten Themen angeboten. Experten schauen sich dann zum Beispiel Euren Mac oder Laptop genauer an bei Problemen mit dem Drucken oder Eure Steuererklärung bei Problemen mit dem Finanzamt. Hier seht hier welche Beratungen wir zurzeit anbieten, wann sie stattfinden und wie Ihr euch dafür anmelden könnt. Continue reading →

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BUSINESS4BETAS

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Starting, managing and maintaining a new business, either as a freelancer or an organised startup, comes with its own set of challenges, and can seem daunting to many. Fortunately, most startups and freelancers face similar challenges, and, in a collaborative environment such as betahaus, need not face them alone.

On Tuesday, January 10, betahaus members are encouraged to attend the first Business4Betas meeting for 2012. This meeting, which takes place every second Tuesday, provides founders of new businesses with an opportunity to take full advantage of the betahaus network through the discussion of common entrepreneurial, financial, and personal challenges. Continue reading →
Blog Member of the Week

MEMBER OF THE WEEK: MICHELLE THORNE (MOZILLA FOUNDATION)

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Michelle Thorne is the Global Events Strategist for the Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation founded in 2003 by the Mozilla Corporation, and works towards the promotion of Mozilla’s founding principles of openness, innovation, and opportunity, on the web.

Michelle joined the Mozilla Foundation earlier this year. Since then, she has been involved in a number of projects, and was Festival Lead of the 2011 Mozilla Festival. She has been a member of betahaus since March 2011

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Start up of the week

START UP OF THE WEEK #21 FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL

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Ruud van der Weide is the founder of FingerSpitzenGefühl – an online marketing company that seeks to help Dutch e-commerce entrepreneurs expand their businesses into the German market. Based in Berlin, FSG uses the cultural similarities between the two countries as well as their mix of German and Dutch staff to ensure a successful relationship between Dutch e-commerce firms and German consumers.

 

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BETABREAKFAST POWERED BY YOU IS NOW

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You are invited for breakfast Thursday 9:30am! This weeks betabreakfast is powered by You Is Now – the first Company in Beta. You is Now is an innovation platform that supports young entrepreneurs and accompanies them in the development of their idea into its full business potential. You’ll also get to meet some of their startups like deskwanted.

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