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  • 10 April 2020

    Greater Train Wreck

    The UK has had a long relationship with rail transport. It started in 1829 with Stephenson’s Rocket, and quickly expanded into a rail network that was the envy of the world. 190 years later you’d think any problems with our trains would be solved.. They’re not. We live in a world...

  • 10 April 2020

    Transforming the meetup model – fumu

    Going to start with a heavy assumption that a lot of people reading this have at some point… visited meetup.com or maybe Eventbrite? You may even have ventured into the world of Facebook Events (that’s unfortunate really, isn’t it?). Your visits to these sites reveal that at some...

  • 1 March 2020

    Meet the community - James Russell

    An interview with James Russell. James is the CEO and founder of Brisk, but has formerly run a small business and has the desire to modernise the way in which small businesses are protected. A fit-bit for business Having worked at Aviva for 10 years as Head of Claims and then Pro...

  • 1 March 2020

    Stop Press: Norfolk news shorts.

    Here at nor(DEV): we’re always proud to celebrate achievements in the local tech community. Now’s the time to raise a cheer and congratulate many very worthy winners. East of England Tech 50 Out of an impressive list of tech firms from our region, Norwich based companies managed ...

  • 1 March 2020

    Meet the community - Steven Beresford

    Steven Beresford is a 24 year old who happens to be pretty decent in front of a computer. Steven is a junior software developer. His work experience is similar to many young people trying to get into the tech industry. It’s not always plain sailing. Education In a bid to learn m...

  • 3 February 2019

    Join us for the nor(DEV):con 2019 Business Sessions: Running a business is hard!

    Join us for the nor(DEV):con 2019 Business Sessions on Friday 22nd February! Get your Early Bird tickets here before the price goes up after Friday! Running a business is hard John Gostling Running a business is hard….harder when you don’t have much experience of running a busine...

  • 4 December 2018

    Emerging talent at the DevelopHER Awards 2018!

    A couple of weeks ago I was honoured to be asked to judge and present the overall winner of the DevelopHER Awards 2018. There are a number of categories in the awards, including TechStar which I also judged, and the overall winner is chosen from the winners of the other categorie...

  • 22 November 2018

    Naked Element backs winning team at Sync the City!

    Sync The City is an annual event that brings together budding entrepreneurs and developers to pitch and build a start-up in just 54 hours. This year our Director Paul Grenyer was a mentor for one of the teams and they had great success with their idea ‘Seren’, taking home one of ...

  • 4 November 2018

    Badminton

    When: Friday 16th November 2018 5.30pm to 6.30pm Where: 69 King St, Norwich, NR1 1QW RSVP: Many of us need more exercise! We've booked a court and will play doubles from a team of 6. £2 towards the Court.50p entry for non-members of the sports centre.£1 for racket hire. Free Car ...

  • 4 November 2018

    How the employer voice can influence technical & vocational training

    When: Monday 12th November 2018 5.30pm to 6.30pm Where: The Library Restaurant, 4A Guildhall Hill, Norwich, NR2 1JH RSVP: How the employer voice can influence technical & vocational training and apprenticeships in the digital and IT skills sector over the next 5 years. Ruth Royle...