The UK is a great place for incubating tech startups. But despite the obvious entrepreneurial talent and market opportunity, we’ve still never managed to produce a Facebook, or a YouTube, or a Tesla. Why?
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Richard Anton
20.01.2021
Almost two men die of skin cancer for every one woman – a statistic that’s forecast to double over the next 20 years. Maddyness interviewed Billy Boulos, cofounder of LifeJacket, the skincare brand trying to get men to take life outside, while taking UV protection seriously.
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Billy Boulos
20.01.2021
Don’t fall for the lure of the billion-dollar IPO. If you are, like me, watching all these jaw-dropping entrances into the public markets and looking for common denominators that you can apply to building your own company, there aren’t any.
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Joe Procopio
19.01.2021
First came pioneering PayPal, but innovation in the payments sector has never stood still and today many fintechs compete with and win market share from traditional financial institutions in this area.
19.01.2021
UK downloads of health apps have substantially increased during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications (ORCHA) report shows.
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Nicola Watts
18.01.2021
Business relationships are undeniably valuable: Whenever companies are venturing into fast-growth markets, the #1 request we receive is to make introductions to relevant people. We call this service, “business matchmaking.”
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Viktor Kyosev
18.01.2021
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 Lucanus Polagnoli, Managing Partner at Calm/Storm.
18.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
16.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
15.01.2021
Like everything else, B2B link building requires lots of effort and dedication to achieve the results you want. It is never easy as you can’t get much results from your hard work if you don’t have the right tactics in your B2B marketing strategy.
15.01.2021
UK-based EdTech gaming firm, Kuato Studios, has raised £4.5M in a round led by Horizons Ventures and is launching ‘Panic Room’ – its first virtual reality game, and a world first using an all-new patented ‘Actor/Director’ platform.
14.01.2021
Churn is overlooked. It’s the KPI you want to turn your back on, the one you wish didn't exist. Yet it will haunt you; when high, it stands as a reminder of your process failure. Much like Pulp Fiction, churn can teach you a lot about your company and who you are... Will you ignore it?
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Caroline Franczia
14.01.2021
Curio is shaking up the way media is consumed and monetised, and aiming to spread empathy and wisdom to its listeners in the process. Maddyness spoke to cofounder and CEO Govind Balakrishnan about the potential of audio.
13.01.2021
Tech investors are often in a great position to witness the industry defining innovations of tomorrow. Due to the speed and quality of innovation across Asia, we are starting to see the influence on product and software design around the world.
13.01.2021
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