As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Oliver Yonchev, CEO and cofounder of Flight Story about how new innovations are changing how companies need to communicate, investing in other founders and being unapologetically ambitious.
26.11.2022
“(I was) born at a pretty crappy time in history. Luckily, I had access to the OASIS, which was like having an escape hatch into a better reality.It was my playground and my preschool, a magical place where anything was possible.” So said Ready Player One’s main character, Wade, of the real world versus the sci fi version of the metaverse, where most of the book’s adventure takes place.
25.11.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
25.11.2022
For most of us, starting out on our financial journey as an adult isn’t easy. And for Millennials and Gen Zs today, learning to budget with limited disposable income can feel like a fruitless exercise.
24.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Dr Owain Rhys Hughes, founder and CEO of Cinapsis about reducing patient waiting lists with streamlined and effective communication, working with NHS Trusts and understanding pain points.
24.11.2022
Virtual offices have been around for a while. They're a type of service provided to companies and individuals that gives them a real physical address they can use as a mailing address and to receive faxes and other business-related communications, including postal mail. They even go as far as offering customer support services, personal assistants, and even offices and meeting rooms companies can rent to celebrate an in-person meeting with a prospective client.
24.11.2022
Across the UK tech space, few large organisations wanted to or have been able to continue with face-to-face onboarding and training during, or “since”, the pandemic. While most will have had a level of elearning already in place for the basics of company processes and compliance training, many then took the same principles to further L&D content moving forward for remote employees.
23.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Daniel Sawko, CEO and cofounder of Ship Shape about finding relevant investors, undervalued groups and using data to match startups with investors.
23.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Andy Meikle, founder and CEO of Recast about transforming the sports and entertainment media model by giving viewers access to the content they want and giving the content creators the monetisation they deserve.
23.11.2022
Tom Kay has built a premium, environment-first outdoor clothing brand in Finisterre. As he eyes expansion, his reputation and responsibility for sustainability remains as important as ever
23.11.2022
Earlier this month it was International Stress Awareness Week 2022. This year we are all under extreme pressure at work and home; now is the time to consider how to manage stress - to combat overwhelm and protect yourself from burnout and overwhelm. Leadership, productivity, mentorship, and teamwork experts have been sharing their tips on how to deal with stress both at home and at work.
22.11.2022
Technology does not exist in a vacuum and as much as it may exist as a tool for users, innovations will face scrutiny from outside parties. We have heard calls from groups such as Human Rights Watch and Big Brother Watch to ensure technology does not infringe upon people’s rights or exacerbate pre-existing inequalities between groups. These viewpoints inevitably clash with companies needing to maintain the security of their properties, creating a complex balance between privacy and protection.
22.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Michael Mangion, CEO of Trilvee about right-sizing vehicles, moving from A to B cleaner, faster, and cheaper and building a shared participation model.
22.11.2022
As the future of UK-India trade relations continues to hang in the balance, a delegation of over forty tech leaders from around the world travelled to South Asia, to learn and more closely understand India – and why it’s rapidly chasing the coattails of the US and China to take become a world-leading tech ecosystem.
21.11.2022