As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ariana Alexander-Sefre, Co-CEO and Founder SPOKE about the power of intentionally created music, secret and mindful gigs and the importance of normalising emotional literacy and articulation.
09.05.2023
Getting funding for your startup is hard enough. Even at the best of times founders need to prove themselves and their product worthy of thousands, even millions of pounds of other peoples’ hard earned cash. Having the next best thing might open the door to funding, having the right network, having met the right people and being part of an often closed/close-nit community also helps far too much. Sad but often true.
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Marianne Lehnis
09.05.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Katy Cottam, Founder and CEO at Luna Daily about connecting women to their entire bodies, destigmatising intimate care and building sustainable, profitable global growth.
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Katy Cottam
08.05.2023
Raising equity investment is a challenge for any business, but especially for underrepresented groups, the obstacles far outweigh the positive return they receive. In order for this to change there ought to be a recognition of these obstacles and a commitment from equity investors to make the change. Here equity expert and founder of Focused For Business Hatty Fawcett shares her tips for how equity investors can support underrepresented founders and close the gap.
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Hatty Fawcett
08.05.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Joseph Black, cofounder of UniTaskr about building a platform that provides students with opportunities to build up work experience relative to the specific industry they want to work in.
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Joseph Black
06.05.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
05.05.2023
The investment industry has experienced a significant shift in recent years, with the online retail brokerage platforms transforming the ways in which people invest their money.
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Stavros Lambouris
05.05.2023
According to research by Atomico, more than 200,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2022. With challenging conditions continuing throughout 2023, how are startups reacting?
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Kirstie Pickering
04.05.2023
The recent four-day workweek UK trial, the largest trial of this work pattern seen thus far, confirmed that the four-day week can be implemented successfully. It’s also clear that it’s a popular choice among many workers. According to a survey by Reed, more than 80% of people in the UK would prefer a four-day workweek.
04.05.2023
As companies grow and change, so do their needs for specific skills and expertise. This can result in skills gaps that hinder their ability to achieve their goals. However, with rapidly evolving technologies and changing skill requirements, companies are struggling to keep up with the skills gap.
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Michael Boham
04.05.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Leo Rogers, CEO of Solace about going against the norms, working with startups and dealing with
road bumps head on.
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Leo Rogers
04.05.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Arianna Broderick and John Clancy, founders of Legends about their experience of frustration in the music industry, harnessing the potential of blockchain, NFTs and web3 and the importance of trailblazing.
03.05.2023
As a serial investor and entrepreneur, I’m constantly on the lookout for changes in the market. My brain is programmed to scan for exciting trends, innovative ideas and seismic shifts in how startups work.
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Roei Samuel
03.05.2023
Despite all of those highly-publicised tech sector layoffs we’ve seen depicted in the media, there is some good news for those with relevant technical skills. Mbula Schoen, a senior director analyst at Gartner says that, “Contrary to what we’re seeing in the headlines, many of those being impacted by layoffs are in business functions, rather than tech roles.”
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Kirstie McDermott
02.05.2023
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