In the Walt Disney motion picture Million Dollar Arm, based on a true story, two young Indians, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel are discovered by a sports agent named J.B Bernstein who wondered, while watching TV passively, what would happen if someone brought a cricket player into Major League Baseball?
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Caroline Franczia
09.07.2021
Angel investors are key to the early growth of a business, providing not only significant financial backing but also advice and guidance. But data provider mnAI has recently revealed that the number of women employed in investment has dropped dramatically over the past five years, meaning that female-led businesses have also seen an investment slump.
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Abby Wallace
08.07.2021
With mission-driven companies increasingly out-performing more traditional business models, twelve universities have come together to meet the demand for early-stage finance among university social ventures.
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Abby Wallace
08.07.2021
It’s been said before, but I guess we’re going to say it again… sometimes it takes something as radical as a pandemic to really sort stuff out and understand what really works and what doesn’t.
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Jill Farmer
07.07.2021
Online deliveries have increased dramatically within the last year. But with ecommerce skyrocketing, parcel tracking and delivery companies should consider how packages can be delivered sustainably. For this reason, Parcel Tracker has announced the launch of its new carbon-neutral programme that offsets the emissions created by online deliveries.
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Abby Wallace
07.07.2021
In the second part of The Repairability Report, a four-part article series from Maddyness UK and France, we dissect the UK’s new proposals for tackling e-waste – asking whether, with giants like Amazon to contend with, they will be enough.
07.07.2021
With a lack of in-person events, including festivals, gigs and live music, brands have been looking at alternate ways to recreate popular experiences through digital-first solutions. AR technology has proven to be invaluable in creating interactive online experiences to be enjoyed from home.
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Abby Wallace
07.07.2021
When you’re in need of cooking assistance mid-process, you ask Alexa to help you out with measurement conversions. On the way to a brand-new restaurant downtown? You check out their Facebook reviews and Google ratings. If you’re bored on your commute to work, you’ll likely check out Instagram stories and posted videos, but sans the sound.
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Sophia Smith
07.07.2021
The gambling industry has made big moves to support its customer base with measures to help prevent gambling becoming problematic. But with huge limitations on marketing and advertising for such websites, the regulations make it difficult to create a new community of customers.
06.07.2021
Without a doubt, in Europe we are living through a mental health revolution. The past decade has seen previously unimaginable advances in awareness, acceptance and treatment of mental health conditions that were previously ignored and hidden.
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Luisa Zettinig
06.07.2021
Let me ask you a quick hypothetical. If you could fire off an email to 1,000 people who might be interested in your product or service, how many of them would convert and buy?
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Joe Procopio
06.07.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about growing fears of cyber security and the government splash on tools and training to combat this.
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Abby Wallace
05.07.2021
The hospitality sector has struggled during the pandemic. Now, the added pressure of losing workers from across Europe, alongside the number of staff still on furlough has created a perfect storm for the sector.
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Abby Wallace
05.07.2021
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 speak to Isomer Capital.
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Maddyness UK
05.07.2021
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