In my long career as an entrepreneur, I can definitely say I’ve lost more times than I’ve won. Not in the way you might think. In terms of outcomes, I’m batting well over 50%. But to get there, I’ve had to take a lot of Ls — from losing deals, to losing position, to losing face. How do entrepreneurs deal with all of that losing? I mean, besides alcohol.
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Joe Procopio
02.02.2021
This story has been reported to death, and has received attention from various commentators, mainstream publications, meme sites and, of course, Elon Musk. If, however, you’ve missed the hoo-ha around GameStop’s stock, this is a decent summary.
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Sara Trett
01.02.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at the developing situation involving r/WallStreetBets, GameStop, hedge funds, regulators, and a lot of other people.
01.02.2021
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 interview Magnus Grimeland, CEO and Founder of Antler.
01.02.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
30.01.2021
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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29.01.2021
A customer wants to talk with brands like they do with their peers. The stakes of getting this wrong are high for companies, as it becomes trickier to retain increasingly demanding users.
29.01.2021
This week, Ciklum joined Microsoft and Taylor Wessing as a corporate delivery partner for the MIBP. The digital transformation specialist will lend advice and on-the-ground support to participating startups and scaleups across the UK capital.
29.01.2021
Caroline Franczia is a regular columnist at Maddyness, known for the witty and insightful parallels she draws between everyday startup life and the world of the silver screen. We interviewed her about her new book, Popcorn for the new CEO.
28.01.2021
Whether it’s a business model or a selling strategy, nothing in business lasts forever. A concept that relies on market trends is assured to fail shortly after the trend dies out (case in point - what do you suppose the average fidget spinner manufacturer is doing these days?).
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Jurij Radzevic
28.01.2021
After a decade working in his family’s fruit and veg business, Sam Dennigan became acquainted with the gaps in global food production and distribution. Now, he’s working to produce healthy and sustainable options as Founder and Group CEO of Strong Roots – the UK’s fastest-growing food brand.
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27.01.2021
While building a community of dedicated customers around a brand has long been considered an important marketing trajectory for a mature company, nowadays, more startups have started to incorporate it into their marketing strategy.
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Svetlana Stotskaya
27.01.2021
Despite some COVID-19 leniency, Europe is following through on its tough on privacy pledge. A new DLA Piper report details the extent of costs incurred by Big Tech and the industry as a whole.
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Florence Wildblood
26.01.2021
It’s frustrating to me that a lot of potential entrepreneurs never get started because they think there’s too much science or too many secrets involved in starting a business.
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Joe Procopio
26.01.2021
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