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.
11.01.2021
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.
11.01.2021
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.
11.01.2021
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.
11.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
09.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
08.01.2021
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).
07.01.2021
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.
07.01.2021
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.
05.01.2021
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.
04.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a first recap of investments for 2021.
01.01.2021
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.
31.12.2020
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.
30.12.2020
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.
28.12.2020