Another week in lockdown brings another dose of 19 stories to boost morale, inspire creativity and help our readers stay connected and inspired.
22.04.2020
Working with startups can have a huge impact on larger companies looking to solve problems and boost innovation. With millions of startups being created around the world each year however, finding the right one and assessing its suitability can be an expensive, time-consuming process. Maddyness met Antoine Baschiera to discuss the methods used by Early Metrics to measure success.
21.04.2020
COVID-19 is forcing companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to the demands of millions of people self-isolating around the world. Maddyness has selected more examples of these pivots from the UK and beyond.
21.04.2020
Digital mental health platform SilverCloud Health has received £12.7M from MemorialCare Innovation Fund, LRV Health, OSF Ventures and Unity Point Health Ventures. SilverCloud’s services are used by more than 300 organisations globally, including over 70% of NHS mental health services.
21.04.2020
Pietro Invernizzi enjoys spending time thinking about and investing in companies shaping “the Future of Work”. In this article he shares his comprehensive and detailed analysis.
21.04.2020
In the recent weeks where we have seen communities locked down in self-isolation, a government urging people to stay home while daily commuters are still flocking to work and a frozen property market, landlords have understandably become uneasy. Due to the uncertainty of the period ahead, more and more tenants are contacting them to negotiate some kind of agreement as their incomes have been slashed in a world of zero-hour contracts.
21.04.2020
British engineering giant Rolls Royce has announced the launch of Emer2gent, a data alliance collaboration aimed at sharing data across different sectors to jumpstart the economy after the COVID-19 lockdown. In the face of prolonged lockdown and economic catastrophe, could data be the answer to our problems?
21.04.2020
Led by Magnus Rausing, heir to the Tetra Pak fortune, Blueprint, which lets brands sell to their customers through SMS, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp messages has raised £1M seed investment. The investment was supported by Hambro Perks and Founders Factory, with the private beta version of the platform expected next month.
20.04.2020
Recently, Onfido created a free resource for not-for-profits and charities in healthcare, home service and education working on relieving the COVID-19 outbreak: "a fully automated document and selfie service for no cost for the next six months". This should help these organisations to save time by remotely verify identities and build trust as it's never been more important.
20.04.2020
Since the pandemic began, innovators and businesses from around the world have produced blogs, launched emergency resource landing pages, made their events virtual, pivoted their products or services and recorded podcasts to support founders in crisis. To help entrepreneurs navigate this information overload, Microsoft for Startups has created their #StartupStrong guide.
20.04.2020
We are only a few of weeks into the crisis, and what is already clear is that for many sectors of the economy the way that people work is going to change for ever, and in ways that we have not yet anticipated.
20.04.2020
Are you an entrepreneur? Maddyness has created a true kit of different steps to follow in creating, growing, and even selling your own start-up. From hiring to protecting your brand and moving on to financing your innovation, you will find tips and good practices so that you can easily find your way in the entrepreneurship labyrinth. In this article: several recommendations on financing your startup.
20.04.2020
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories.
17.04.2020
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week we look at how the coronavirus outbreak has already or will make significant change.
17.04.2020