Rain is a fact of life in the U.K. One that is synonymous with Britain and everything British. But what if we didn’t have to be one of those brits with eternally wet bags from umbrellas? What if the annoyance of rain could be a thing of the past?
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Cleo McGee
29.09.2020
Condeco is a market leader in workspace management and resource scheduling software that, during COVID-19 have pioneered a solution to enable social distancing in the workplace by controlling space and capacity to ensure employees are not exposed to risk. Maddyness spoke with Paul Statham, CEO of Condeco about how they have coped during lockdown and what the future holds.
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Paul Statham
29.09.2020
European asset managers are leading the world in ESG product availability, thought leadership and brand positioning, according to new research by digital transformation specialists Kurtosys Systems.
28.09.2020
Every Monday, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at the much-anticipated NHS Test and Trace app, which launched last Thursday.
28.09.2020
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 Joe Knowles, Principal and Sophie Day, Head of Marketing & Founder Network at Smedvig Ventures.
28.09.2020
Loop Industries and Suez have announced plans for an Infinite Loop plastics recycling facility in Europe using technology that can make 100% recycled and constantly recyclable PET plastic.
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Nick Jardine
28.09.2020
All this time indoors has got us thinking about cheaper, greener and cleaner mobility. Tubes, buses and trains are a real go-to but don’t feel hygienic at the best of times – let alone during a pandemic. Enter: a host of startups founded in lockdown to maximise on the pros of public transport, while also tackling the cons.
25.09.2020
We deep dive into the men behind the curtain at Radix, Dan Hughes ‘the techie’ building the platform and Piers Ridyard, the ever patient CEO! Both possess different yet important skills for launching a startup in the DeFi realm. Maddyness catches a glimpse of how they work together and their first impressions, as well as diving into Radix and why it is and will be transformative to the DeFi industry.
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Cleo McGee
24.09.2020
There’s currently about £3T invested in UK pensions, but many of us barely think twice about where all this money is going. Pension management feels opaque and uninteresting – it’s something that we don’t always feel involved in, even though it's our money that’s at stake.
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Florence Wildblood
24.09.2020
This week Caroline Franczia of Uppercut first looks into the secret of the elite Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor school that opened in 1969, more commonly known as the ‘Top Gun’ training program to draw the parallels with revenue top achievers and the required skills to manage, train, develop and retain such category of risk-taking hot-shot elite.
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Caroline Franczia
24.09.2020
Maddyness spoke to Jacqueline Bourke, Getty Images & iStock Head of EMEA Creative Insights. Getty has had a team for 25 years focusing on learning the insights and trends of brands and advertisers.
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Cleo McGee
23.09.2020
SPACEbands is a revolutionary product that aids and monitors social distancing in various environments. Maddyness spoke with Ronan Finnegan Co-founder to understand how two entrepreneurs went from concept to launch during lockdown and what the future holds.
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Ronan Finnegan
23.09.2020
Today Finch Capital issued its annual State of European fintech report for 2020. The report covers a range of topics impacting the fintech industry: where we are today; the impact of CV-19; the M&A conundrum; and trends the Finch Capital team anticipates will shape FinTech in 2021. This follows an analytical report published in April of this year titled ‘FinTech: The Future Post CV-19’.
22.09.2020
Let me ask you a philosophical question: Why did you start your own company in the first place? I really want you to think about the answer. Too many entrepreneurs don’t, and when they realise that they’re building their business from someone else’s blueprints, they lack either the fortitude or the experience to reverse course.
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Joe Procopio
22.09.2020
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