Meta did a great job launching Threads last summer: the teasers, the waitlist, the ‘number’ assigned to your profile signifying when you became part of the community... It was all very exciting.
17.05.2024
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
17.05.2024
Human resources (HR) can play a crucial role in improving the construction industry through various strategies and initiatives: George Mathew takes us on a deep dive into the what and the how.
17.05.2024
Frustrated at the inaccessibility of funding for startups outside of London, Daniel Sawko founded shipshape.vc, a VC search engine for founders.
17.05.2024
Oxford’s reputation as a centre of academia has laid the foundations for the city as a top destination for startups. Here’s what founders need to know
16.05.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to sisters Honor & Cat Black, founders of Maiden about wearing cricket clothing made for men, working with young ambassadors and encouraging and supporting more girls into sport.
16.05.2024
The government's recent policy reversal around access to funding for women and persons of colour start-ups is good news. But it remains nothing short of shocking that we got there in the first place.
16.05.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony about the evolution of packaging, anti-plastic campaigns and making an important difference.
15.05.2024
In the entrepreneurial world, where the allure of being your own boss is celebrated, there's a harsh reality often left untold. And that is the immense pressure to wear all the hats, the seductive trap of believing you can do it all, and the inevitable moment when you find out you can’t and it all comes crashing down. This is not a sign of failure, but of a pivotal lesson that all entrepreneurs go through to help them learn the art of delegation.
15.05.2024
For the UN, the 2020-2030 decade is the decade of ecosystem restoration. To achieve this goal, we need to appreciate the extreme complexity and gigantic diversity of the planet's ecosystems. Forests, the main carbon sink alongside the ocean, are the best example: tropical, temperate, coniferous, humid, dry, mangrove, boreal... Affected by massive deforestation, these areas are on the front line of the climate emergency.
15.05.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Josh White, co-founder and Global Brand Director of Cano Water about the war on single-use plastic, celebrity endorsement and overcoming the difficulty of combining sustainability and convenience.
14.05.2024
Techspace, a leading provider of flexible workspace solutions for the technology ecosystem, today unveiled its annual Scaleup Culture Report, revealing insights into the evolving landscape of the UK tech industry.
14.05.2024
Welcome to the era where your office can range from a beach in Bali (yes, I've been there for almost a year!) to your grandma's attic (and yes, I've seen that happen, too). I'm part of a remote-first company, a concept that often raises eyebrows since it's a venture capital firm.
14.05.2024
Traditionally, your salary was the barometer by which success was measured, whether you worked on a factory floor or dictated orders from a swanky corner office.
14.05.2024