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Dogpatch Labs

Dogpatch Labs is a startup and innovation hub situated in the Silicon Docks area of Dublin. The company's headquarters are located in the CHQ building. Dogpatch Labs consists of over 500 members from 100+ startups. Dogpatch Labs operates Ireland's national accelerator NDRC, with regional partner hubs RDI Hub, Republic of Work, and Portershed. It also manages First Fridays for Startups, a major monthly ecosystem event which is delivered across Ireland by Dogpatch and its partners in the Irish Tech Hub Network Portershed, Republic of Work, RDI Hub, Ludgate Hub and Ormeau Baths. Founded in 2019. As part of a focus to create a "better policy environment for startups" Dogpatch created and spun-out 'ScaleIreland' as an independent voice for startups. It also supports Patch, a summer accelerator for ambitious 16–21 year olds backed by Stripe which is based out of the startup hub. It is a member of a global network of 50 startup hubs supported by Google for Startups and winner of its Global Citizenship Award in 2017 and its Global Diversity & Inclusion Award in 2018. Visitors have included The Duke & Duchess of Sussex and also The King & Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of Dogpatch's mission to accelerate the development of Ireland's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Corporate innovation partners include Unilever, Alltech, ESB, Ulster Bank, Pivotal, CHQ, and Hannover Re.…

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Dogpatch Labs is a startup and innovation hub situated in the Silicon Docks area of Dublin. The company's headquarters are located in the CHQ building. Dogpatch Labs consists of over 500 members from 100+ startups. Dogpatch Labs operates Ireland's national accelerator NDRC, with regional partner hubs RDI Hub, Republic of Work, and Portershed. It also manages First Fridays for Startups, a major monthly ecosystem event which is delivered across Ireland by Dogpatch and its partners in the Irish Tech Hub Network Portershed, Republic of Work, RDI Hub, Ludgate Hub and Ormeau Baths. Founded in 2019. As part of a focus to create a "better policy environment for startups" Dogpatch created and spun-out 'ScaleIreland' as an independent voice for startups. It also supports Patch, a summer accelerator for ambitious 16–21 year olds backed by Stripe which is based out of the startup hub. It is a member of a global network of 50 startup hubs supported by Google for Startups and winner of its Global Citizenship Award in 2017 and its Global Diversity & Inclusion Award in 2018. Visitors have included The Duke & Duchess of Sussex and also The King & Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of Dogpatch's mission to accelerate the development of Ireland's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Corporate innovation partners include Unilever, Alltech, ESB, Ulster Bank, Pivotal, CHQ, and Hannover Re.…

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 500 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "500 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359423854

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