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Darren Lester

@Daz_Lester

Founder & Ex-CEO @SpecifiedBy (acquired by Causeway Technologies) | Alumni @igniteaccel 2013 | Back in N.Ireland, via Newcastle & Edinburgh

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Joined August 2011
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Ian Browne@ij_browne23 Feb 2022
Momentum is everything bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
Invest NI halts scheme funding amid budget crisis

Invest NI halts scheme funding amid budget crisis

The Propel and Accelerator programmes provide support to technology entrepreneurs.

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Ian Browne@ij_browne15 Feb 2022
This is almost unbelievable irishnews.com/business/2022/…
GB call centre is NI's biggest recipient under new London-controlled fund to replace EU aid

GB call centre is NI's biggest recipient under new London-controlled fund to replace EU aid

AN Oxfordshire-based call centre, originally set up to support a payday lender, was Northern Ireland’s biggest cash recipient in a new London-controlled scheme set up to replace EU structural funding.

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Wil Benton@FatKidOnFire14 Oct 2021
Congrats @Daz_Lester and the @SpecifiedBy team on joining @CausewayTech! Great to see another @igniteaccel portco acquisition 👏👏 causeway.com/news/causeway-a…
Causeway acquires UK's leading online building products research database

Causeway acquires UK's leading online building products research database

Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has made its latest acquisition – the building products information platform, SpecifiedBy.

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Causeway@CausewayTech14 Oct 2021
We’re delighted to share exciting news about our acquisition of the UK's leading online building products research database - SpecifiedBy. hubs.li/H0ZnxNY0 #constructionnews #constructiontechnology
Causeway acquires UK's leading online building products research database

Causeway acquires UK's leading online building products research database

Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has made its latest acquisition – the building products information platform, SpecifiedBy.

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Re:Construction Podcast – Episode 60 dlvr.it/RycGcQ #constructionnews #construction #businessnews
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Product marketing code critic (me) speaks out theconstructionindex.co.uk/n… via @tcindex
Product marketing code critic speaks out

Product marketing code critic speaks out

Our previous report of apparent strong support for a building products marketing code has prompted a strident critic of the scheme to point out some pitfalls in the plan.

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Next up is @Daz_Lester, founder and CEO at @SpecifiedBy. Darren will be examining sales vs education online, and thinking about how to effectively utilise online events throughout the marketing funnel. #SpotlightOnEMeets
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Paul Wilkinson@EEPaul19 Jan 2021
Reading a LinkedIn "Open Letter to the @RIBA" from @SpecifiedBy's founder @Daz_Lester - bit.ly/38YLnYx
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Demand for digital building product marketplace rises by 125% buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk/… @SpecifiedBy
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Technology is key to driving our economy forward. Here are three #NorthEast tech companies who are building the future - @globalbridgeltd @NomadDigital @SpecifiedBy. Thx @NETimesMagazine netimesmagazine.co.uk/editor…
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Lost Stock@loststock_24 Aug 2020
Hey everybody! Here we have a full update from our team: loststock.com/pages/an-updat… As always, you can contact us at [email protected] or via the help button on our website. Thank you! Team Lost Stock 💙
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We’d love your help finding the next batch of 10 Accelerator companies. It’s for companies that can demonstrate traction. We help busy CEOs and founders get out of the thick of it to plan for the future. With a particular focus on geographic scaling (US) and fundraising. 👇 – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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😲 2 weeks until accelerator applications close! 🔔 midnight 10th January. → Office hours / Details / Apply: buff.ly/2DUspSG
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Ian Browne@ij_browne6 Dec 2019
Applications are open. I've already spoken with dozens of applicants from 4 continents. All with a desire to move to Belfast to grow their business. Going to be an exciting cohort to be part of. Apply now - airtable.com/shrLZuY7YwuyC9I…
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Paul Surin@PaulSurin5 Dec 2019
I must apologize to @Daz_Lester for doubting his doubts around #lexicon , I was too naive and seeing what's happening around #PAS14191-Operation of interconnected construction data dictionaries,sounds familiar ? check @Standards4EU prENISO23386 which is relevant for #manufacturer
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Alex Depledge@adepledge28 Aug 2019
I am fed up of people having to live on the street or in shipping containers. We must start building more & better designed social (council) housing now. So @resi_uk will start-to-finish design for free. #SocialHousing #architecture #homelessness medium.com/@adepledge/ill-de…
I’ll design your social housing for free.

I’ll design your social housing for free.

DO you register the frail man sitting on the pavement by your cash point, hands cupped in desperation? Or the young girl hunched in a…

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Former Architects are the best kept secret in terms of talent. @architechieSF is out to prove this. Here is a great example:
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My podcast achievement#2, did you know I studied architecture before diving into data visualization? @UberEng @DesigningUber
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After spending 12 months working in Belfast I've decided to put down my thoughts as to why it is a great place for startups and why investors should be keeping a close eye on the region. Happy reading..... link.medium.com/R2am9g8gkU
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Off to Leeds to talk construction product data with @cubicle_Craig @kantrellk @coBuilderUK @SpecifiedBy
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After months of hard work, I am delighted to announce the launch of @tradewashrooms Trade Washrooms is very much a collaboration with manufacturers, and I would like to thank @delabie_group, @SiampUK, @MethvenUK, @JetTowelUK and @NYMASGB for their support tradewashrooms.co.uk/

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Trade Washrooms is an online merchant for commercial sanitary ware, supplying commercial toilets, urinals and showers within Mainland UK.

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A frustration piece this week. Manufacturer BIM Content – An industry problem linkedin.com/pulse/manufactu…
Manufacturer BIM Content – An industry problem

Manufacturer BIM Content – An industry problem

Earlier this week I attended the launch of a Manufacturer’s new BIM tool for ARCHICAD. I went along with high hopes that they would have addressed the technical constraints within ARCHICAD.

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