The global pandemic has changed a lot of things about life - the most prominent being the huge reduction in face-to-face contact. We rushed to our Zoom quizzes, constant video calls, and online delivery services to try and keep our lives ticking along. In the process of this, something else changed: we switched to audio.
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David Keene
20.07.2021
Listen, I’m not your boss. I’m not trying to bludgeon you with a motivational hammer. I’m coming to you as your friend. And I’m telling you the same things I had to tell myself not too long ago. It’s time to get back to work.
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Joe Procopio
20.07.2021
UK tech startups have received almost twice the amount of capital in the first six months of 2021 from across Asia as they did during the whole of 2020. The data, which was released by Dealroom.co, can reveal that by the end of June, Asian and Middle Eastern investors had poured more than £1.7B into UK tech companies, equating to 13.2% of total investments made in the country.
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Maddyness UK
20.07.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the onslaught of racist abuse facing England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho on social media in the wake of the Euro 2020 final, and the need for tighter regulation of big tech in the UK.
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Abby Wallace
19.07.2021
The Football Association (FA) has condemned the abuse targeted at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after England lost the Euro 2020 final against Italy on penalties. The FA has called on the UK government to bring in new legislation and urged social media companies to ban abusers and to help bring about the prosecution of offenders.
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Fred Fullerton
19.07.2021
Only a third of women in the UK have the correct tools and understanding to manage their menopause. After the pandemic put an end to in-person gatherings and group support networks, Bia Care has launched a virtual clinic to improve access to menopause care by using technology to provide both group and personalised treatments.
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Maddyness UK
19.07.2021
Founded on the belief that the most successful future businesses will be built to solve social and environmental challenges, Eka Ventures plans to invest in consumer technology companies that positively shape the world. Having recently become the largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund in the UK, the recently closed fund will be used to support this mission.
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Maddyness UK
17.07.2021
So before I start slandering this thing we call thought leadership, let’s make one thing clear: it’s generally a concept I approve of. In fact, I think it’s great. I just don’t think you should call yourself one. By all means, apply the principles. Just call it something else. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet as Shakespeare’s Juliet would say.
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Harry Prince
16.07.2021
Entrepreneurs often dream of breaking into the vast U.S. market to sell their goods and services. However, prior to tackling the large and hyper-competitive U.S. market, many entrepreneurs may choose to start their operations in Canada by taking advantage of a smaller and less intimidating business environment. Canada provides an ideal market in which to commence business operations in North America or, if you’ve already settled in in the United States, to conveniently expand your operations from the U.S.
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Stephan Grynwajc
16.07.2021
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
16.07.2021
Founders from underrepresented backgrounds do not have access to typical tech networks, and struggle to raise money from traditional routes, including VCs. Now, Life+ Collective hopes to help founders overcome the funding barriers standing in the way of their businesses and ideas through the launch of its new grant programme.
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Maddyness UK
16.07.2021
If you’re not aware of headless commerce, you could be missing a trick. It’s quietly revolutionising the way brands can not just survive, but thrive, explains Alexander Graf, cofounder and Co-CEO of e-commerce marketplace software leader Spryker and co-author of The E-Commerce Book.
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Alexander Graf
15.07.2021
Franco-British businesses are still reporting delays in cross-channel commerce six months after regulatory changes came into being. The French Chamber of Great Britain has launched a new tool to help you track trading patterns.
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Abby Wallace
15.07.2021
Text is an important way to keep in touch, and has been especially crucial in the last 18 months. Many rely on predictive text to keep up with their communications, but a recent report by Uswitch has revealed that the algorithms we rely on are perpetuating gender biases on the devices we use daily.
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Abby Wallace
15.07.2021
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