From roast turkey and mountains of leftovers to the unwanted gifts that gather dust and eventually end up in landfill, Christmas is an ecological nightmare. By trying out the sharing economy, we can celebrate more mindfully without any extra cost.
03.12.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we investigate Beersheva’s bid to become the hottest region for desert tech, Shanghai’s 5G roll-out and what it means for motoring emissions, and the Italian farmers growing mangos and avocados.
02.12.2020
Hello Lamp Post is making it possible this festive season, by bringing towns and cities to life. Although Christmas is going to look and feel very different this year, that doesn’t mean we should forget our festive traditions - if anything, spreading a little bit of Christmas joy has never been more important to our communities… even if it is in a completely unique, contactless and digital way.
02.12.2020
Ecosia lets you save the world as you search. Now, it’s backed TreeCard, so you can do the same as you spend. Maddyness spoke to TreeCard’s creator, Jamie Cox, who’s bringing early success with student sensation Cashew to the sustainability table. We talked about making sure tree planting is done right and the power of educating the consumer.
02.12.2020
With 2020 not being like any other year (hello global pandemic), a lot of things in our personal and professional lives have shifted. And that means that conferences have to shift as well. Offline events have been a no-go during the last couple of months and it looks like they will be for a while.
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Anna Degtereva
02.12.2020
Should you quit your day job to start your own company? Should you shelve an existing startup to pursue a new startup idea? Let’s knock the elephant out of the room right away. If you’re uncomfortable juggling two high priorities at the same time, entrepreneurship is going to be a very uncomfortable lifestyle. Unless you find a way to make it work. I can help with that.
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Joe Procopio
01.12.2020
A few weeks ago I decided to cut my bangs as it seemed like a good idea. It wasn't. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision and I've regretted it ever since. Don't worry, this article is not about my hair - it's about business ideas and how to create good ones. And how to avoid basing business ideas on thoughtless impulses.
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Magdalena Bibik
01.12.2020
Research technology company uMed has raised £3.7M in venture capital from AlbionVC, Delin Ventures and Playfair Capital, along with Silicon Valley’s 11.2 Capital. The latest round of funding will see uMed give healthcare providers in the UK and US, including GPs and hospitals, the tools to run patient research more efficiently while safeguarding patient data and ensuring regulatory compliance.
01.12.2020
“Crisis creates opportunity”, says Carly Morris, who’s joined OS from the International Airlines Group. With a new cohort of startups onboarding now, Geovation - with Carly at the helm - looks set to continue spearheading innovation within startups using location and property data, despite stormy seas.
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Carly Morris
01.12.2020
Kwaku Dapaah is a programme manager at YSYS, a startup community connecting diverse people with opportunities in the world of tech. We spoke to Kwaku about the barriers, the solutions - including FoundersDoor, the programme he oversees - and the excuses that just won’t float.
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Florence Wildblood
01.12.2020
firstminute capital has announced the launch of its $111M (£87M) second early stage venture fund. The firm, headquartered in London, now counts seventy founders of billion dollar businesses as investors including cofounders of Palantir, Ocado, Supercell, MongoDB, Check Point, Wayfair and Zalando.
30.11.2020
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 Charlotte Bruce, principal at Cherry Ventures.
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Charlotte Bruce
30.11.2020
It’s an unconventional but straightforward way of topping up your income - and a way to take back control of your own data. Meet Qmee, the platform that allows you to shop and share your opinion and subsequently gain real cash rewards.
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Nick Sutton
30.11.2020
Tomer Aboody and Joshua Elash are the co-founders of specialist finance company, MT Finance. The firm was founded in 2008 by the duo and now has around 40 staff, operating out of its offices in Holborn, in the centre of London.
30.11.2020
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