Nothing influences consumer behaviour in the same way as an economic downturn. But how can shoppers and businesses adapt to changing environments as budgets tighten?
24.01.2024
For founders, raising initial or subsequent venture capital funding is understandably a major milestone for their developing business. However, over the past year as economic challenges have mounted, securing capital has proven more challenging.
24.01.2024
Working with unicorn founders, global CEOs and Private Equity partners, Alex Kergall, CEO and Performance Coach at Altior has come to understand a raw truth that supersedes balance sheets, leveraged buyouts and market strategies : to build profit, you need to first build people and teams.
23.01.2024
You’ve responded to all urgent emails, have shared your handover document regarding outstanding work with your colleagues and have set your OOO… it’s officially holiday time.
23.01.2024
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different people in Venture Capitalism to share knowledge and insight and foster a more accessible ecosystem. Today, we speak to George Askew, cofounder of Thema.
22.01.2024
No one can deny the significance of holding a sustainable environment in this business landscape. However, with its unprecedented accessibility and convenience, e-commerce has completely changed how we purchase in the current digital era. That being said, it is now essential for businesses to adopt eco-friendly practices in order to make a contribution to a greener future, given increasing concerns regarding environmental sustainability.
20.01.2024
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the efficiency of the working process within a team has a significant impact on the organisation’s overall success. Elkhan Shabanov, a CEO at Digicode, Americas, shares his thoughts about the importance of well-organised internal processes in achieving remarkable results for team members and clients by an innovative software development company.
19.01.2024
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
19.01.2024
No business is immune from crisis, so business resilience needs to be a top priority for every company. But what can organisations do to withstand a crisis, respond well, and emerge stronger on the other side?
18.01.2024
Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Enrico Faccioli, cofounder and CEO of Seedata.
18.01.2024
I believe we’re going through a once-in-a-generational shift of how businesses grow. The 2010s were about short termism, left brain immediacy and logic. But we have just been through/are living through a generational shift in culture, business, and technology.
17.01.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Andrew Symes, Founder and CEO of OXCCU about carbon, hyrdocarbons and building a cost-effective alternative to fossil-based jet fuel.
17.01.2024
The UK holds the coveted title of Europe’s top startup hub. We spoke to six French startups who shared what they learned from setting up shop in the UK
16.01.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ed Steele, Co-Founder of Hoxton Farms about mathematical modelling, synthetic biology and the broken meat industry.
16.01.2024