New research commissioned by Samsung, surveying 1,000 UK business executives, reveals that burning the midnight oil is no longer the norm: the average ‘clocking off time’ for business leaders is now 3.06pm.
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Maddyness UK
01.12.2022
I have long been fascinated by group interaction. My academic journey was kickstarted by my days as a professional jazz trumpeter, where group dynamics and team leadership were critical to how well teams could improvise creatively. As a social scientist, I have spent the last two decades studying similar issues in the workplace. So, how can teams foster creativity in the workplace?
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Colin Fisher
01.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Abhinav Jain, cofounder and CEO of PowerMarket about simplifying customers’ solar transition journeys and saving organisations over 90% of their time and resources.
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Abhinav Jain
01.12.2022
Customers today demand empathetic, personalised and 24/7 instant support from every business they interact with. The companies who nail this customer experience will be the ones to succeed but the key is to not overcomplicating things.
30.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Simone Martinelli, cofounder of Volume about one-click checkouts, challenging legacy methodologies and the conviction and determination needed for success.
30.11.2022
The UK economy is an uncertain place right now. The economic landscape has suffered through Brexit, the pandemic and a raft of leadership changes. The pound’s downward spiral caused business confidence to plummet and now the Bank of England has warned that the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, with the economic downturn expected to extend into 2024 - that’s eight consecutive quarters.
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Joe Calnan
30.11.2022
Generative Artificial Intelligence is the next commercial frontier for AI. What appeared as a surreal meme generator earlier this year has turned into a goldrush with the success of companies like Stability AI. Max Lunn digs into how they work, their use cases, the issues plaguing them – and why long-termism has clouded the artist debate.
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30.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Molly Johnson-Jones, cofounder and CEO of Flexa Careers about flexible working, using your ingenuity and becoming the global source of truth about companies’ working environments.
29.11.2022
Attracting the right investors can be tricky. One of the most common misconceptions for first-time female founders is that to secure funding, you simply need to create a pitch deck and start reaching out to every and any potential investor you can find. But it takes so much more to make your business both relatable and investable, especially as a woman trying to secure investment in the very male dominated world of venture capital.
29.11.2022
As part of a series with Innovate UK KTN, Maddyness spoke to Thomas Farrugia, founder of Beta Bugs. 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.
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Thomas Farrugia
29.11.2022
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Zoe Reich, Deep Tech Investment Principal at Octopus Ventures.
28.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Oliver Yonchev, CEO and cofounder of Flight Story about how new innovations are changing how companies need to communicate, investing in other founders and being unapologetically ambitious.
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Oliver Yonchev
26.11.2022
“(I was) born at a pretty crappy time in history. Luckily, I had access to the OASIS, which was like having an escape hatch into a better reality.It was my playground and my preschool, a magical place where anything was possible.” So said Ready Player One’s main character, Wade, of the real world versus the sci fi version of the metaverse, where most of the book’s adventure takes place.
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Jaie Genadt
25.11.2022
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
25.11.2022
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