In these ever changing uncertain times it is hard to decide if travelling is indeed worth the risk. With so much still uncertain about COVID-19 or ‘the virus’, everything we do in a day has risk attached to it. Yet with air bridges opening up to Europe and further afield, the desire to travel is very strong, especially since the 100+ days of lockdown, which have been cooping us all up (and keeping each other safe).
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Cleo McGee
07.07.2020
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged €15B in new funding to boost the country’s green economy. The announcement on 29 June came a day after the Greens experienced strong success in local elections, taking control of major cities including Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg. Macron said he would speed up environmentally friendly policymaking and was open to calling a referendum next year on revising the constitution to include climate targets.
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Nick Finegold
06.07.2020
The human mind is wired to seek patterns, whether to identify potential threats or aid learning or even to stay calm in a crisis, these patterns are everywhere. Ramsey Theory states that if there are enough elements in a set or structure, a pattern will emerge within it. These two rationales can be used to explain where conspiracy theories come from; the human necessity to find links and meaning in text, events and disasters, in short: our brains.
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Tali Ramsey
06.07.2020
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 Reuben Wilcock of Blackfinch Ventures.
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Reuben Wilcock
06.07.2020
This week sees the launch of NOTWICS Connecting People, a new video platform that will showcase interesting founders and businesses that are growing in these challenging environments. The founders will present their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
03.07.2020
Leadblock Partners unveils "Enterprise Blockchain 2020", based on interviews with more than 200 startups and 20 experts in the Blockchain field. It has collected 9,000+ key data points on the funding, development and quality of the European B2B Blockchain ecosystem.
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Simon Lovick
02.07.2020
With such an uncertain outlook, how can individuals and businesses prepare for the range of possible outcomes that could play out as we navigate through the crisis and enter into a post-pandemic era? Rohit Talwar, Futurist, Strategist and CEO of Fast Future shares his four scenarios.
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Rohit Talwar
02.07.2020
Million Dollar Deals are possible even for the early-stage startup. Much like anything, you need the mindset and the strategy, maybe add to that a bit of technique. When it comes to making these types of deals, experienced Enterprise Sales in B2B will know one thing: you cannot do it alone.
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Caroline Franczia
02.07.2020
The date was 28th March 2020, and the papers tested positive for across-the-board Coronavirus headlines. Boris Johnson was confirmed as having COVID-19. Experts were cited on the front page of the Guardian as saying that the PM ‘failed to heed his own advice on social distancing.’
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Ella Bowman
01.07.2020
Pact Coffee provides consumers and businesses with 100% speciality grade, quality-checked and freshly roasted coffee on plans that are flexible and convenient. Maddyness spoke with Paul Turton CEO to understand how the company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the future holds.
01.07.2020
Unilever's revised climate goals are the most ambitious of any consumer goods firms in relation to emissions reduction and include plans to put labels on each of its 70,000 products detailing how much greenhouse gas was emitted during their manufacture and shipping.
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Nick Finegold
29.06.2020
With thousands of venture capital firms operating around the world, it’s often tricky to differentiate between them. Having Niklas Zennström - a Skype co-founder - as a founding partner of one though, definitely helps when it comes to standing out from the crowd. Esat Dedezade spoke with Ben Blume, Principal at Atomico to discover more.
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Esat Dedezade
29.06.2020
As lockdown eases, changes in how we do business have only just begun. One country that might be able to provide valuable insight is Germany. Having begun lockdown easing back in April, it is already dealing with the next economic phase that small businesses (SMEs) in the UK will soon have to adapt to. A recent study by Vimcar reveals what Britain’s economic future might look like and gives 4 ways SMEs can thrive in a New Normal.
29.06.2020
Cautiously, slowly, the UK employee is being urged to return to work. For many of us, remote working has been surprisingly successful and for some, a benefit of lockdown, but now as we negotiate a safe and productive return to work there are some serious challenges. Paul Statham of Condeco explores the current situation.
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Paul Statham
29.06.2020
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