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Peptone secures $2.5M investment to speed up medicine development
In a year that has seen scientists heralded as heroes and the future of protein-based medicine has sat at the coalface of a pandemic, one startup is looking to increase the pharmaceutical industry’s chances of developing future medicines quicker than ever before.
News by " Maddyness
11.01.2021
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Hiring process for startups: 7 tips to achieve better outcomes
Let’s be real—the hiring process is difficult. Although it’s key to hire employees that fit well with your team and culture, it’s arguably even more important to ensure that the people you hire stay with your company long term. Why? Employee turnover on average costs 40% of the employee’s salary.
News by " Charles Javelona
11.01.2021
What you need to know about the Capitol riots
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we share perspectives on the Capitol riots from the business, finance and tech sectors.
News by " Maddyness
11.01.2021
The pandemic may change the face of startup VC funding for the better
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced US venture capitalists to abandon the "20-minute rule" and seek startup investment opportunities across a greater geographical catchment area.
News by " Sara Trett
11.01.2021
Crowdfunding now: low-alcohol beer, new banking & sexual wellness
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
09.01.2021
Autonomous vehicles, clean energy, and other startup investments this week
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
News by " Maddyness
08.01.2021
Rise up from the dark with impactful data
This week, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, puts her finger on a goldmine that is one too many times overlooked: the need to build up a data culture from the earliest stages of the company life to avoid working from the shadows. To lead the way, you will need a superhero who’s not afraid of the dark and can manage tools like no other, a revenue operation officer – or Batman (The Dark Knight Rises).
News by " Caroline Franczia
07.01.2021
5 tips for finally adopting agile project management in 2021
Agile business practices may have gotten their start with software development, but they certainly didn’t stay relegated to that department for long. Having noticed the benefits that agile approaches bring to coding projects, operations and IT began applying the same thinking to other areas of the organisation, while non-software companies are likewise starting to adopt agile for their own business use cases.
News by " Victor Snyder
07.01.2021
NearSt raises £2M to drive retail footfall boosting technology
Google-backed, NearSt, a British retail technology business driving more people onto the high street has raised £2M in seed funding from one of the world’s largest privately-owned international property companies to fuel footfall into bricks and mortar stores at a critical time for physical retailers.
News by " Maddyness
05.01.2021
Employers look for jobseekers with leadership skills for 2021
Leadership skills including Coaching, Onboarding and Decision Making top the list of most sought-after skills employers are looking for in new recruits, according to job search engine Adzuna.
News by " Maddyness
04.01.2021
Octopus Energy, Graphcore and Altitude Angel start the year riding high
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a first recap of investments for 2021.
News by " Maddyness
01.01.2021
Hammock founder and CEO Manoj Varsani to receive MBE for services to charity
A tech entrepreneur who founded a service to connect charities, the NHS and schools with the UK’s available stock of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years honours list for services to charity.
News by " Maddyness
31.12.2020
Jaguar: adapting to survive, or covering its tracks?
Following an emissions blunder costing millions, and accusations of using illegally deforested leather, the UK’s largest car manufacturer is doubling down on its Destination Zero agenda. But as its new CEO gets comfortable, Jaguar Land Rover will have to move beyond greenwashing.
News by " Florence Wildblood
30.12.2020
The Maddyness holiday reading list: startups and business
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, to conclude ur holiday reading list, we're highlighting some of the best pieces we've read on the topic of startups and business in 2020.
News by " Maddyness
28.12.2020

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