Predictions about venture capital diverged from reality during the first year of the pandemic, as PitchBook summarised last July. When the stock market crashed in April of 2020, most anticipated that funding activity would slow down amidst the uncertainty of lockdowns, social distancing, and strains on the healthcare system.
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Laure Fischer
09.02.2022
Microdosing is the strategic practise of taking a small and controlled amount, usually around 1/8 to 1/10 of the normal dosage of a psychedelic drug such as LSD and magic mushrooms to enhance and compliment your working routine. But does it work and does it have a place in the UK workplace?
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Tali Ramsey
09.02.2022
The pandemic induced shift to remote and hybrid working gave us the chance to completely change the way we work. We had a golden opportunity to create a new paradigm, with more freedom, flexibility and autonomy. Yet just two years later, far too many companies appear to be falling into the same old trap, with ‘digital presenteeism’ becoming an increasing problem.
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Tariq Rauf
08.02.2022
California’s Equinix has partnered with Bloom Energy and Virtual Power Systems, among others, to test technologies supporting environmentally sustainable data centres. Equinix will conduct the trials at its first co-innovation facility near Washington DC, where modular fuel cell and high-density liquid cooling systems will be assessed in collaborations with the various partners.
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Fred Fullerton
07.02.2022
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Saalim Chowdhury, newly appointed Managing Director of Techstars London.
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Saalim Chowdhury
07.02.2022
Climate change mitigation is turning into a mainstream strategy as the urgency to reach net-zero is real. Governments, countries, cities and businesses are developing new strategies to reach net zero commitments in efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
07.02.2022
Climate fintech is a cross-cutting sector covering the intersection of climate, finance and digital technology. It includes a range of financial product innovations, applications and platforms that serve as mediums between all stakeholders to catalyse decarbonisation.
07.02.2022
While we may have channelled Sisyphus rolling a huge boulder endlessly up a steep hill more than once over the past two years, now is the time to stop, prop up the boulder and celebrate how far we’ve come. Even if there have been multiple struggles and few wins, I’m certain there are some pretty big actions that your company is already taking to do good in the world, that you may have overlooked.
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Charlotte Tucker
05.02.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
04.02.2022
There’s a common misconception around brand loyalty. Customer loyalty is often attributed to how well they align with your brand values. Sure, this is important. But your brand values are a beacon to bring people in. You build connections with your customers every day through regular interactions. The shift to automated customer service threatens to undermine that connection.
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03.02.2022
Lynne Darcey Quigley is CEO and Founder of Know-it, a cloud-based credit management platform that streamlines the credit control process so businesses can credit check and monitor, chase for payment, collect overdue unpaid invoices, and more all from one place.
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January Barnes
02.02.2022
Visionary, confident, outcasts, impulsive – these are all common stereotypes about startup leaders. But what qualities does a successful leader in this realm really need to have?
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Michał Schindler
01.02.2022
When you think of the ‘creative economy’, what likely springs to mind is people working in the arts, advertising and film industries, or perhaps social media, ‘influencer’ marketing and gaming. And all that is undoubtedly correct – it is a wide-ranging collection of sectors operating across the economy – but what is arguably less well-known is the sheer impact the creative industries are having, and can have, on social and environmental issues.
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Simon Andrews
01.02.2022
The high quit rate for US workers can be attributed to employees moving on to higher paid jobs with better benefits – not simply leaving their roles to follow passions or start afresh. White House economists are stressing that what has been termed the “Great Resignation” is actually the “Great Upgrade”, as workers are staying in the labour market and looking for positions where they can provide for their families.
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Fred Fullerton
31.01.2022
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