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Throw off your competition: lessons from the Nakatomi Tower
There are two types of people: those who believe Die Hard is a Christmas movie - and who will see this article as a natural holiday edition - and those who don’t. Still, everyone can enjoy a few tips about beating competitors. In this Christmas special, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, analyses the consequences of an unsettling yet organised competitor disrupting your plans. You can still turn things around with fewer resources, much like John McClane at the top of the Nakatomi Tower.
News by " Caroline Franczia
10.12.2020
VC Spend in DACH startups reaches record high of €2.1B in Q3 2020
Frontline Ventures, an early stage B2B SaaS venture capital firm specialising in global expansion, and Speedinvest, a European venture capital fund for early-stage tech startups, have today released the findings of a report analysing the state of tech and venture capital in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
News by " Maddyness
09.12.2020
How ‘Open Banking’ is hitting the mainstream via new innovations
Open Banking, which requires giving third parties access to your personal or business financial data, might well sound incredibly unpalatable on paper, but consumers are lapping it up. The concept was designed to disrupt traditional financial services and - because of new innovations - it is starting to be embraced by more and more individuals and businesses.
News by " Chloe Marchbank
09.12.2020
Valloop comes out of stealth to radicalise SME buy-outs through employee ownership
Employee owned companies are more innovative because managers go out of their way to consult, share information and give staff responsibility. Valloop, founded to empower employees and management to buy the companies they work for, has emerged from stealth ready to back small business founders wishing to exit.
News by " Maddyness
07.12.2020
Highland Europe announces partner promotions and a new fund to build global leaders
Highland Europe invests in some of Europe’s fastest growing tech companies – including popular meal replacement provider, Huel. It has just announced that it has raised a new oversubscribed fund of €700M and upgraded its team.
News by " Maddyness
07.12.2020
What you need to know about Arcadia's collapse
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look at the demise of Philip Green's Arcadia and what it means for fashion and the high street in the UK.
News by " Maddyness
07.12.2020
Crowdfunding now: coworking, financial services & pregnancy care – all made accessible
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
05.12.2020
Documentaries: our biggest weapon in the climate fight?
Maddyness is collaborating with environmental publication Ours to Save to bring readers fresh perspectives on sustainability. In this article, Clara Meyer-Horn speaks to Sam Sutaria from WaterBear, a free new climate change documentary platform.
News by " Clara Meyer-Horn
03.12.2020
CEOs are made not born: why culture is the most overlooked page in the playbook
When it comes to building tech companies there are really only two resources: money and people. And, of these two, by far the most important is people. The last six months have seen extraordinary pressures put on businesses, large and small. We’ve seen company failures - Quibi closing after six months - and astonishing success: ‘Zoom’ has become a verb that everyone uses.
News by " Ed Lascelles
03.12.2020
uMed raises £3.7M to help healthcare providers participate in more clinical studies
Research technology company uMed has raised £3.7M in venture capital from AlbionVC, Delin Ventures and Playfair Capital, along with Silicon Valley’s 11.2 Capital. The latest round of funding will see uMed give healthcare providers in the UK and US, including GPs and hospitals, the tools to run patient research more efficiently while safeguarding patient data and ensuring regulatory compliance.
News by " Maddyness
01.12.2020
firstminute capital announces $111M second fund, now backed by 70 unicorn founders
firstminute capital has announced the launch of its $111M (£87M) second early stage venture fund. The firm, headquartered in London, now counts seventy founders of billion dollar businesses as investors including cofounders of Palantir, Ocado, Supercell, MongoDB, Check Point, Wayfair and Zalando.
News by " Maddyness
30.11.2020
Bridging finance to avoid the chain with Tomer Aboody and Joshua Elash cofounders of MT Finance
Tomer Aboody and Joshua Elash are the co-founders of specialist finance company, MT Finance. The firm was founded in 2008 by the duo and now has around 40 staff, operating out of its offices in Holborn, in the centre of London.
News by " Maddyness
30.11.2020
What you need to know about the UK's new tech regulator
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look at the UK's Digital Markets Unit and what it plans to do to tackle Big Tech's market monopoly and protect small businesses and media outlets.
News by " Maddyness
30.11.2020
Crowdfunding now: green energy, motorcycle jackets & e-bikes
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
28.11.2020

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