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Drown your sorrows in style
Who needs a bar to have a cocktail? Lockdown Liquor & Co guarantees premium mixology delivered straight to your door, and money donated to COVID-related charitable initiatives.
Portfolio by " Florence Wildblood
05.11.2020
As unemployment climbs, remote learning grows
It’s never been easier to become a software coder. Claudia Harris, CEO of Makers Software Bootcamp, recently explained to me that the pandemic offers a chance to consider a career in software engineering.
Portfolio by " Darren Rebeiro
05.11.2020
Aluminium is infinitely recyclable. Why on earth are we still drinking from plastic bottles?
Maddyness speaks to Josh White about a future where water comes in cans and our oceans are plastic-free. The cofounder of CanO Water covers greenwashing in the food and drinks sector and the difficulty of changing consumer behaviour.
Portfolio by " Josh White
05.11.2020
Don’t overlook your pricing model strategy; your margin is everything!
This week, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, takes us to Las Vegas with Ocean’s Eleven to demonstrate that a well executed pricing strategy is like a good robbery: it takes planning.
News by " Caroline Franczia
05.11.2020
How to get potential investors to notice you
Navigating the business world isn’t easy. Many try but few truly succeed. What’s more, just a few minor details can make all the difference between singling out your business for a life-changing investment. Or not.
News by " Maddyness
05.11.2020
Plastic-free pits
How do you keep green and squeaky clean at the same time? The team at Wild think they have the answer – and have just secured £2M from Jam Jar Investments to help us rid our bathrooms of plastic.
Decoding by " Florence Wildblood
05.11.2020
Manchester becomes the second most attractive city for tech investment
Manchester has cemented its reputation as the fastest-growing tech city within Europe, with VC investment reaching $687.6M in 2019, up from $199.1M in 2018. The Northern city is now only second to London when it comes to investment, overtaking Cambridge for the first time.
News by " Maddyness
04.11.2020
Carbon neutral asphalt and the perfect fungus. Can we save the world?
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we highlight the search for new-world dairy alternatives – and absolutely nothing about the US election.
Decoding by " Florence Wildblood
04.11.2020
Finally, more support for those going through the menopause
Lockdown business MPowder has just secured £500k of funding from angels including Mumsnet cofounder Carrie Longton. Its futuristic-sounding ‘nutritional powders’ are apparently a godsend during all three stages of the menopause.
Decoding by " Florence Wildblood
04.11.2020
Where startups are leading, traditional banks are rushing to catch-up
The fintech ‘revolution’ has sometimes seemed to promise more than it could realistically be expected to deliver. In part this could be claimed to be inevitable, given the vast expectations placed onto the sector right from its very inception.
Portfolio by " Oli Weiss
04.11.2020
Stress in the workplace is a real problem. Let's deal with it
It's Stress Awareness Week, so Maddyness got in touch with Mridula Pore, CEO of Peppy. Peppy is combatting stress in the workplace by allowing businesses to provide their employees with healthcare and wellbeing support via smartphone.
Tools by " Mridula Pore
04.11.2020
From media and mentorship to progressive data infrastructure
Executive coach and Maddyness columnist Victor Snyder spoke with Pavel Bains, co-founder and CEO of Bluzelle Networks, about the future of financial databases.
Decoding by " Victor Snyder
04.11.2020
Virtual Christmas Parties: 6 tips for office festivities this year
With lockdown 2.0 commencing this Thursday, it seems highly unlikely the office Christmas party (as we know it) will be happening this year.
Tools by " Maddyness
03.11.2020
Could Paris be the Adtech capital of the world?
Picture an entrepreneur launching a tech business and selecting a city for their new HQ... San Francisco, London, New York, perhaps even Amsterdam and Berlin, are all under consideration. But for Adtech startups, Paris should probably be top of that list. Why? Because it’s arguably the Adtech capital of the world, that’s why.
Portfolio by " Phil Vella
03.11.2020
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