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How to know when to hire a scale-up advisor
As your business goes from startup to scale-up you might not really notice the growth until you take a step back and look at your team size, how your operational needs have changed and how your business is finely solidifying its strategy and positioning with the market. But as your business enters this stage, it can be hard to determine what’s next. You might not be as flexible and nimble as you once were at the startup stage and are in need of more guidance.
Tools by " Rafael S. Lajeuness
13.07.2023
How to know when to hire a scale-up advisor
Meet Legislate, the legal technology company automating contract creation and management all under one roof
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Charles Brecque, founder and CEO of Legislate about making contracts machine readable, remaining innovative and disruptive and imminent international expansion.
Portfolio by " Charles Brecque
13.07.2023
Meet Legislate, the legal technology company automating contract creation and management all under one roof
Meet Scriptic for interactive phone-first drama and entertainment
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Nihal Tharoor, Founder & CEO at Scriptic about their recent investment news, interactive phone-first media, leveraging GenAI tools and a move towards user generated content.
Portfolio by " Nihal Tharoor
12.07.2023
Meet Scriptic for interactive phone-first drama and entertainment
How AI-powered scorecards are transforming customer engagement
The entrepreneur revolution – which has helped to found thousands of fantastic small businesses and startups – has been boosted and enabled by waves of technology innovation. But with the arrival of AI-based, highly accessible tools the wave has turned into a tsunami and the potential for entrepreneurs is huge.
Tools by " Daniel Priestley
12.07.2023
How AI-powered scorecards are transforming customer engagement
How can we use generative AI ethically?
Alistair Dent, Chief Strategy Officer at data company Profusion, discusses how businesses can create safeguards to ensure they use generative AI applications like ChatGPT ethically.
Opinion by " Alistair Dent
12.07.2023
How can we use generative AI ethically?
Innovation and video games: Game over or press X to continue?
Video games have shaped the childhoods of countless individuals for almost three generations. Whether it was making Pac-Man eat points, liberating the princess with Mario and Luigi, or playing with your favorite football team on FIFA. Let's take a look back at fifty years of history to understand how gaming reflects the innovation of our society.
News by " Sami Chlagou
11.07.2023
Is the era of tech downsizing coming to an end?
The news has been filled with big tech layoff news for the past 18 months or so. Dire report after dire report has announced yet another headcount cull, and the numbers are truly startling: Amazon has let 27,000 people go, Meta 21,000, Google has shed 12,000 jobs, and Microsoft has cut 10,000 jobs.
Portfolio by " Kirstie McDermott
11.07.2023
Morale matters: why Chief Happiness Officers are the newest trend in C-suite hires
Meet Kuroa, for low-impact, planet-friendly and stylish products for the home
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Mike Stevens, cofounder and CEO of Kuroa about confronting the climate crisis in the textile industry, bringing more sustainable products into the home and how a network can help you face the million little challenges faced by founders.
Portfolio by " Mike Stevens
11.07.2023
Meet Kuroa, for low-impact, planet-friendly and stylish products for the home
Investing in inspiring Black-run companies, a profile of Black Seed
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Karl Lokko, Cyril Lutterodt and Yvonne Nagawa of Black Seed.
Portfolio by " Karl Lokko, Cyril Lutterodt & Yvonne Nagawa
10.07.2023
Investing in inspiring Black-run companies, a profile of Black Seed
Competition v Collaboration: How leadership teams can find the right balance
Assembling an effective leadership team can feel like an exercise in managing paradoxes. To be deemed suitable for the leadership team, individuals need to be ambitious, highly confident, and strong individual performers.
Opinion by " Thomas Keil & Marianna Zangrillo
10.07.2023
Competition v Collaboration: How leadership teams can find the right balance
How to control your SaaS spending and avoid spiralling costs
In yet another financial crisis, amongst what feels like never-ending tech layoffs, it's essential to adopt proactive strategies and keep that burn rate lower than a lizard’s belly.
Opinion by " Sam Perry
10.07.2023
How to control your SaaS spending and avoid spiralling costs
The future of Blockchain: Trends and innovations to watch out for
The promise of blockchain technology to disrupt businesses and the way we connect and trade has captivated the attention of people all around the world. Technology develops, expanding the range of potential applications.
Portfolio by " Andy Braddell
08.07.2023
Meet NeuralSpace, the startup bridging global language barriers
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Felix Laumann, CEO of NeuralSpace about AI, developing in the Middle East and providing advanced text and voice AI technologies in over 100 languages.
Portfolio by " Felix Laumann
08.07.2023
Meet NeuralSpace, integrating speech and text in over 100 languages
Data infrastructure, formula one, and AI ed-tech in this week's Maddymoney
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness UK
07.07.2023
Data infrastructure, formula one, and AI ed-tech in this week's Maddymoney
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