Generative AI is an exciting new technology with seemingly endless applications, undoubtedly kicking off a race for forward-looking businesses to start using it. Dr Caroline Chibelushi, Artificial Intelligence expert at Innovate UK KTN, discusses how we should be approaching ChatGPT, exploring the opportunities and pitfalls of this AI chatbot so that businesses can use it to their benefit and with minimal risk.
16.03.2023
At Maddyness, we have recently launched our job board to connect the right people with the right roles. As part of our commitment to shed some light on what these roles mean, we’re talking to professionals at the coalface. This week, we talked to Octopus Energy smart product engineer Derya Robinson.
16.03.2023
Max Lunn talked to CEO and founder of TLB (The Law Boutique), Electra Japonas, to get an insight into all things legal design. TLB is currently looking to hire a senior legal consultant to join their thriving ‘legal transformation’ team.
28.02.2023
The rise in carbon emissions is a growing issue for the world and just like any other leading industry, gaming also plays a crucial role in it. While it might look harmless if we look at the carbon footprint of individual units, when combined together, the gaming industry has a significant impact on the environment. And while everyone’s busy looking to cut emissions in other industries, not much attention is given to gaming.
23.02.2023
New data collected on the UK Venture Capital Twitter ecosystem shows that tweet volumes went through the roof during the Tesla CEO’s takeover of the platform, despite wider usage tailing off, and the platform experiencing other major concerns around online safety and revenue.
22.02.2023
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ for starting a business. You can do as much research into it as you want - read books, go on courses, speak to peers - the list is neverending. From doing the background research and using your own career experience, you’ll get an idea of how you want to run your business - but until you’ve actually got it off the ground, no one knows if your idea will work.
09.02.2023
The French Legaltech sector has been on expanding for some time. Now – ‘the third wave’ is in full swing, following on from ‘creations’ (2015-2018), and ‘business consolidation’ (2019-2021). This is the key takeaway of the 6th edition of the Barometer of Legaltech by Maddyness.
03.02.2023
In recent years, the role of the community manager within UK startups has become increasingly important. A community manager acts as a liaison between a company and the wider public, managing interactions with the customer base, building relationships, and developing customer loyalty.
31.01.2023
You often hear managers say that they want to recruit people who will ‘fit in’ with the team. And leaders often extol the benefits of having ‘alignment’ – everyone heading in the same direction. Both these notions are misguided. Teams that fit well together and are fully aligned work in the same direction but the trouble is that they often think in the same direction.
18.01.2023
In today’s economic downturn, tech budgets are tightening. Customers are assessing the worth of every tool in their tech stack, looking to streamline their spend wherever possible. In this environment, vendors must deliver clear and measurable value to end-users to avoid being viewed as shelfware - software that’s been paid for, but never adequately used. The outcome? They may be cut entirely.
18.01.2023
Whilst this position may sound like it’s straight out of The White House, it’s becoming increasingly common at UK tech firms and startups – could it be your next role?
17.01.2023
There’s really nothing like the feeling of being promoted at work. All that hard work, finally recognised–your time in the trenches is at an end, and you’re being elevated to a position worthy of your skills and commitment.
10.01.2023
The nutrition and health startup is riding high following a record-breaking Crowdcube campaign, a funding round valuing the company at more than £200M, and a current waitlist of 250,000. Max Lunn hears a different side of the story from cofounder George Hadjigeorgiou, however, whose main interest is to make people feel alive.
23.12.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
23.12.2022