As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Neeral Shah, cofounder and CEO of YardLink about digital marketplaces, the complexities of construction supply chains and how connectivity and efficiency can boost profit margins.
05.01.2023
Learning is the process that goes through the entire life. It doesn't stop when we finish school, graduate from college, and pass the training or course. The modern generation created a special term for this process that is named lifelong learning, and the title speaks for itself.
05.01.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to David Odier, founder of LaunchMappers about growth strategies, working with freelancers and the importance of finding meaning at work.
04.01.2023
A deeper understanding of your networks and the threats they face is a must for any business. We always talk about managing networks and network development — which are important — but network security is just as essential because if your networks aren’t secure, it can severely impact your business and its future.
04.01.2023
People who doubt their abilities to the point they sometimes feel they don’t deserve to have the role they have landed suffer from “imposter syndrome.” A recent Harvard business review survey canvased Fortune 500 CEOs and found that 95% of them had suffered at times from imposter syndrome, or feeling they would be ‘found out’ that they weren’t up to the job.
04.01.2023
Procurement is an elementary function for all sizes of businesses. Every organisation, whether small or large, needs office supplies or collaboration with vendors to perform its operations. To streamline all these activities, digitisation plays an important role. While large organisations mainly opt for complete automation, mid-market businesses are more prone to adopt digitisation in bits and pieces.
03.01.2023
As part of a series with Innovate UK KTN, Maddyness spoke to Azhar Murtuza, founder of Born Maverick. We will introduce several of the 13 ‘startups of the future’ chosen by Innovate UK KTN to take part in its three-month sustainability accelerator programme. Working with Innovate UK KTN, Growth Studio and their ecosystems, these startups will prepare to raise external capital. The program aims to back the bright ideas that put biodiversity, the climate, and sustainability first.
03.01.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Joanna Törngren Redebrant, founder and Community Curator at Nyfikna Investerare.
02.01.2023
As things stand, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see positives amongst the gloom. Mass layoffs, falling stocks, strikes, and even the weather are convening to cast a large, and seemingly long shadow over 2023 and beyond. All forecasts suggest we’re heading towards a recession, but I want to explain why this worst-case scenario may be what’s needed to bring about the best-case future – and why the answer lies in entrepreneurship.
30.12.2022
2022 has seen a surge in corporate investment in European industrial tech startups, with the year’s total set to exceed $1B. This is triple the amount invested by corporates in 2020, and represents nearly 20% of the year’s total investment in Europe’s industrial tech ecosystem.
29.12.2022
We live in an era whereby the way we live and work continually changes with global trends. The future is unknown but is already approaching at an unprecedented pace.
29.12.2022
CEOs are the key to a successful business – they set the standard that they and everyone else should follow to ensure company longevity and the ability to maintain a competitive edge. But for CEOs to operate a successful business, good company culture is essential.
29.12.2022
Few people would disagree that 2022 has been a difficult year. In communities across the country, individuals have struggled to fight against the toxic combination of inflation, a weakening pound, as well as the continued fallout from Covid-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War. Businesses are beginning to feel the pinch too, with the UK’s economy now teetering on the edge of a recession.
28.12.2022
While it may be near impossible to accurately predict how things will pan out in 2023, there’s no doubt that tech’s leading role isn’t going anywhere. Alistair Dent, Chief Strategy Officer at data science consultancy Profusion, explores the most important tech trends that business leaders should be prepared for during the next 12 months.
28.12.2022