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Remote work: how to hire virtually and avoid toxic employees
When Attic Self Storage started in 2006 the founder vowed to ensure a healthy, nurturing culture. He built his business so that it could run with the staff on site or by working remotely, so customers can access their units without any help. In light of recent events, Frederic de Ryckman de Betz sheds light on how businesses can adapt to working remotely and how to interview for staff virtually to avoid toxic employees. 
News par " Frederic de Ryckman de Betz
05.06.2020
Oxford Flow raises £8.45M to fuel its product development
This funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Parkwalk, Oxford Investment Consultants and the University of Oxford, GF Piping Systems, Nick Harbinson and GK Goh. With this investment, Oxford Flow intends to fuel its expansion across all markets and scale up its oil and gas product development.
News par " Maddyness
05.06.2020
Biotech Base Genomics raises £8.8M in seed funding to boost cancer research
The seed funding round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation with participation from genomics and oncology experts. With this new investment, Base Genomics intends to develop its epigenetic technology for early and sensitive detection of cancer from liquid biopsy.
News par " Maddyness
05.06.2020
Crisis calls for innovation not hibernation
A new study from Rainmaking Innovation shows this crisis is the time for innovation, not hibernation, but the survey found that 200% more businesses are currently cutting innovation spend.
News par " Maddyness
04.06.2020
Seedrs grows and partners with Capdesk
The leading online investment platform, Seedrs, has partnered with the leading equity management platform in Europe, Capdesk, to create a unique secondary liquidity offering. This will serve the needs of the wider market with the ability to trade shares in private companies.
News par " Maddyness
04.06.2020
Freight forwarder Beacon raises £12M Series A from Amazon and 8VC
Nextgen freight forwarding and supply chain startup Beacon has raised a £12M Series A fundraising round, with investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, and leading US-based venture capital firm 8VC.
News par " Maddyness
04.06.2020
Decibel raises £32.5M Series B for digital experience analytics
Decibel, a leader in digital experience analytics, raised a £32.5M Series B investment from Draper Esprit, Eight Roads Ventures and Ventureforgood.
News par " Maddyness
03.06.2020
The Bored Room: How to turn meetings into powerful tools
Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis and the move to mass remote working, meetings are now a very different experience. Think about the last few meetings you attended. Were they well organized? Did the meeting start on time, have an agenda and conclude with practical actions?
News par " Dave Howell
03.06.2020
By Miles raises £15M to change the way we insure cars
Car insurance provider By Miles is disrupting the insurtech industry by bringing fairer car insurance to more people. The company just closed a £15M investment as part of a Series B round of funding led by CommerzVentures, along with existing investors Octopus Ventures, Insurtech Gateway and JamJar Investments.
News par " Maddyness
02.06.2020
Why a freelance team is your secret weapon in the future of your business
David Odier of LaunchMappers explains why deploying a team of freelancers can be a more effective way to keep your business functioning and growing than more traditional agencies or in-house alternatives.
News par " David Odier
02.06.2020
Future Fund: a user's manual
The government’s answer to supporting startups throughout the pandemic is the £250M commitment to the Future Fund. Wrong. The Future Fund will be used to support scale-ups and it’s important that we understand this difference.
News par " Jon Dawson
01.06.2020
An app to empower, premium homestay service and Royal TV, Crowdfunding now
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News par " Maddyness
30.05.2020
NHS contact tracing, delayed SpaceX launch and other news
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories.
News par " Maddyness
29.05.2020
UK VCs launch "VC Hours" to support founders
Breega and Connect Ventures have decided - with 28 other UK-based VCs - to create the "VC Hours" to provide free and confidential advice to startup founders looking for help on coping with COVID-19 challenges.
News par " Maddyness
29.05.2020

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