Evan Rudowski

Scotland's ecosystem for nurturing tech start-ups continues to transform into a powerful support network, greater than the sum of its parts. The latest example is the new partnership between Scottish EDGE and TechScaler. By combining two of our most effective assets within Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, we significantly increase the value that they bring to our start-ups. Alumni start-ups from Scottish EDGE can now access an ongoing development path within Techscaler, while Techscaler’s network of startup founding teams is strengthened further by dynamic businesses curated by EDGE.  https://lnkd.in/eZcM9RYR

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So our exciting journey at Dods Political Intelligence continues. We're launching our new integrated platform and building AI tools to get more relevant information and insights to our customers. But our strength has always been human intelligence. Now you can get access to our exceptional team of sector experts across the UK and the EU to provide you with actionable insights, including state of play reports, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis and campaign advisory. Impartial, authoritative and impactful. Based on almost 200 years experience in following policy making. Who can beat that? #politics #policymaking #publicaffairs #excellence

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Are there any public sector PMs, Service Designers or Delivery folks within my network? Keen to get a coffee ☕ Photo: the view from techUK conference earlier this week. Brilliant day with lots of insight from Government Digital Service, Ministry of Justice UK, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and many more. #publicsector #productmanagement #servicedesign

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Startups and Crypto sound like a marriage made in heaven - low-cost transactions, new markets, lower-risk payments. But how do Founders get started? Read this piece in Startups Magazine to determine if crypto is right for your business.

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I am excited to announce our latest investment round lead by FIGR Ventures and supported by follow on from existing investors to match fund our £1.1m Innovate UK grant. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eyJ6crxF For years, TRUSS has been working to fill critical data gaps for fashion's forgotten products. We've developed a range of use cases spanning fashion resale, machine learning and logistics, all centred around our core data capabilities. While each use case delivers value in its own right, we use AI and advanced tools to unite them under a single, comprehensive product profile. This profile consolidates all information about a product – from where it's listed online to how people search for it all the way to an item's sell-through-rate – forming a highly advanced system that offers benefits to anyone with a touch-point to second hand fashion products. We are building multiple millions of these product profiles diving deep into the back-catalogue of brands so that every time a business or individual needs information about any given fashion good, they can rely on TRUSS. To power these systems, we organise, standardise, and group millions of unique listings into structured product profiles that provide ground source truth information about fashion's past products. LLM's get things wrong, TRUSS information is correct and reliable and provides insights that are impossible to get from chatGPT. As part of this endeavour, TRUSS secured a £1.1m Innovate UK Grant to develop an proprietary algorithm with the University of Warwick that can recognise and the same products even when the image is very different. FIGR’s investment provided the critical match-funding needed to make it possible. This algorithm has already surpassed industry-standard benchmarks, marking a significant step forward in TRUSS' mission to transform the resale market.

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One area of AI I am particularly excited about is using it to collect and analyse large amounts of user feedback. I am already using it for fundraiser feedback and survey analysis. This article covers the subject nicely - https://buff.ly/4eFm0uP

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Don't miss the next in a series of Music Technology UK workshops moderated by Simon Scott - this one focused on Defining Your Brand: Explaining What You Do. This interactive online workshop will delve into the challenges of defining your brand, featuring insights from seasoned music tech founders on their approaches over the years. Host: Simon Scott, Founder & CXO of Push Entertainment Panelists: Rachel Lyske, CEO, DAACI Rob Ryan, Co-Founder, Design and Experience, Diverge Emilie Birks MCIM, VP of Marketing, Beatport This workshop is ideal for startup founders, marketing professionals, and anyone in the music tech industry looking to sharpen their branding and communication tactics. Check out the link in the comments section! #musictech #musictechnology #startups #techstartups #marketing #branding

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❓ Is the UK Primed to Birth the Next Generation of Tech Decacorns, and if Yes, What's the Blueprint? Jody Ford, CEO of Trainline, drew attention to the UK's illustrious past in industries such as steel, oil, and banking, followed by successes in pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. However, he pointed out a glaring gap: the tech sector's underperformance compared to the US counterparts. Ford stressed the urgent need for the UK to foster an environment where tech companies get easy access to capital, a fair regulatory framework that companies can flourish, expand, and compete worldwide. But here's the exciting part: We have the potential to birth tech giants not only in traditional sectors but also in innovative areas like oral health. Take Presto Dental, for instance—a pioneering startup poised to revolutionize oral healthcare globally. Let's seize this opportunity to propel the UK's tech scene to new heights. Time to make it happen! #techEntrepreneurs #companybuilders #UKTechRevolution #Innovation #PrestoDental #Oralhealth #Dentaltech #preseed #funding

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Taking #ESG commitments to new heights: Zip World UK's #BCorp journey. Featured in #Wales Insider Media this week, I discuss how our portfolio company Zip World achieved its recent B Corp certification and how we help the management teams we back to grow sustainably. Read article - https://lnkd.in/eWGcYJku #TrustedwithAmbition #ESGjourneys #privateequity #businessgrowth

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I wrote for The Guardian about why the AI giants should be made to pay for the content they're stealing to build their ginormous businesses. AI should be built on ethical foundations that fairly compensate the content producers who contribute so much to this evolving technology. #AI #ContentRights #EthicalAI #FairCompensation #TechIndustry https://lnkd.in/eqSyZAGi

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Did you know increasing the percentage of women-led businesses by just 10% would #addbillions to the economy! The #WESManifesto, launched by Women's Enterprise Scotland, outlines 5 priority areas to accelerate growth and unlock the opportunity that women’s enterprise represents. Visit https://lnkd.in/eNmtGUiN to find out more. These asks are consistent with international asks of the #G20 by W20 UK which I co-chair with Barbara Cleary. It is obvious that investing more in female entrepreneurs will help #economicgrowth so the time is now!

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Looking for a blog recommendation? If you haven’t visited the Daysium blog yet, now’s a great time to check it out. We’ve recently explored key topics like the UK’s split year treatment and non-dom changes to support your compliance journey. I particularly recommend reading our Senior Advisor, Paul Aplin OBE's latest post. He delves into the fascinating role of digital footprints in tax compliance—definitely worth a read. Here’s the link to Paul’s article: https://lnkd.in/e8Ns_8ZT I’d love to hear about your favourite blogs too, so feel free to share!

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Misinformation in an #election period comes with a heightened source of caution. With the added influx of #GenAI technology, the ability to disrupt the information ecosystem is inevitable. Really pleased to contribute to Press Gazette on my experience in how to spot #misinformation from #disinformation and #malinformation and how it commonly presents https://lnkd.in/egKkbGQt

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Check out my latest UKTN column!

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