April 2013
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Music Pitch 4.5 Champions
Last night, we participated in the Music Pitch 4.5 competition organised by 2 Pears. The event is an industry showcase, featuring some of the latest music-tech startups in Europe. We were up against 8 other teams, including the brilliant companies Tourmanagement.com, who offer software to help artist managers organise tours and Spontly, which provides a tool to upload and collate comments and...
March 2013
4 posts
New Week, New Features
Patrick, one of The Backscratchers co-founders, is a swell fella. So swell in fact that he didn’t winge or whine when I gave him the task of writing, recording and vocalising this little 1:30 intro video to The Backscratchers in a single evening. How much could he cram in into those 1:30 seconds? Well, you’ll just have to see in the video above. Patrick, I owe you a trip to the...
We Are Pop Up x The Backscratchers
We here at The Backscratchers are big fans of We Are Pop Up, the London-based startup that connects those looking for short-term spaces with those that can host them. When we heard about what they were doing, we just knew that we had to partner up!
In addition to finding spaces for some of the most innovative pop-up restaurants, visual artists and fashion designers, they’re also the...
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Inside The Backscratchers
The time has come to show you a bit more of what you can do on The Backscratchers! First, innovative companies and creative freelancers are handpicked to join the website. They can either be invited to join by current members or can apply via the homepage. Joining is free and we favour applicants who are recommended to us and/or those who have interesting projects that they’re actively...
Bye Bye Beta
We’re very happy to announce that we’re launching out of private beta! We’ve been ticking away behind the scenes since late 2012: testing, reiterating and fine-tuning our solution to finding and connecting creative talent. The site is currently live in London and we’ll be expanding across the UK in summer 2013.
What we’ve come up with is a network that we truly...
June 2012
3 posts
Featured on PandoDaily
The Backscratchers’ own Jody Orsborn has been featured on PandoDaily in an article about Google Campus. Check out the piece and read about what life’s now like for a Los Angeles music blogger who has found herself across the pond and right in the heart of London’s tech scene. Thanks to writer Hamish McKenzie for including The Backscratchers in the piece.
'Springboarding' to launch at Google Campus
The Backscratchers were accepted into Springboard, a 13-week accelerator program operating out of Google Campus in London! 350 teams applied and 11 were chosen for the accelerator, which aims to give teams the support and guidance necessary to create and launch the best product possible. We’re halfway into the program and already we’ve:
Been interviewed by PandoDaily and...
