<p>Edition 8, Q4 2017
Meet the tech companies taking the
universe by storm
LEAH VIATHAN
THE QUEEN OF
LIVE STREAMING
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GORDON
BURNS
THE ART OF
PRESENTATION
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101 FEMALE
FOUNDERS
DRIVING GROWTH
THROUGH TECH
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CONTENT BUSINESSCLOUD EDITION 8, Q4 2017
BUSINESSCLOUD.CO.UK
// COLUMNS
23 Lawrence Jones on being first to market
"One of the reasons I am so proud to call Manchester our
home is its extraordinary history of technological firsts"
47 Gadget Gavin on Christmas gadgets
"Amazon Key, Sphero, Magni-viewer, Beeline Smart Bike
Compass, Smartphone Projector 2.0 and SNES Classic"
76 Graham Pearce on start-up funding
"NorthInvest fills gap in Northern Powerhouse investment
scene by making it easier to access funding and support"
81 Rachael Fish on Blow LTD
"We went out feeling special I can't believe it's taken
this long to make beauty simple"
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// FEATURES
04 Profile-building with Pixoneye
06 Michelle Mone: From bras to Bitcoins
09 101 Female Founders of Tech
24 Meet queen of stream Leah Viathan
28 51 Tech 1sts
34 There's a buzz about Birmingham
38 The 'Netflix of indie films'
exclusive content to digital edition
42 Are you ready for GDPR?
46 Microchipping humans
48 What can we believe on social media?
49 Gordon Burns on art of presen