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Ethics, Regulation, AI, Climate... VC and startups share their most exciting predictions for the year 2024, filled with promises and new challenges.
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Maddyness UK
18.12.2023
‘Tis the season… that time of year for reflection about the health of our careers. It can be a difficult task, an imponderable. Is my career where I want it to be? A little like that other seasonal tradition of debating the criteria for the best Christmas movies of all time.
18.12.2023
For family offices, startups, historically, have not been their preferred investment vehicle. During the last 10 years, they carefully tested the waters, mainly through investments in VC funds. But after a challenging 2022, their interest in new startup / VC allocations plummeted, since it started to exceed their 10-15% benchmark and they experienced sharp declines in startup valuations. Approaching family offices in 2022 with proposals to invest in venture capital was almost futile.
18.12.2023
Celebrating its first birthday on November 30th, ChatGPT's 'research preview' has garnered widespread interest, extending beyond tech enthusiasts to a more mainstream audience.
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Erik Wikander
15.12.2023
The landscape of work has evolved significantly over the past years. This year witnessed a puzzling decision from some CEOs who mandated their employees to return to the office, only to face the repercussions of dissatisfaction, refusal, and resignations from their workforce.
13.12.2023
We stand at the precipice of an artificial intelligence revolution that promises not only to reshape business and society but also to enhance our lives in unprecedented ways. From finance to manufacturing to healthcare, AI's integration across industries automates routine tasks, generates valuable insights from data, and enhances decision-making. However, this powerful technology risks causing more harm than good without a human-centric approach to AI implementation.
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Mark Minevich
12.12.2023
In your personal and professional lives, having robust systems and processes brings clarity, calm and composure to how you do what you do.
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John Roussot
11.12.2023
About twenty years ago, something weird happened: being a personal trainer became sexy. The switch was unexpected. These professionals went from glorified plimsoll-wearing PE teachers for adults to some of the most desirable people on Earth.
11.12.2023
Technology regulations are often met with weariness from business leaders, perceiving that such stopgaps could potentially hold them back. But the pace of technological change must be accompanied by ever-faster and smarter regulatory changes, as the intent is not to slow down innovation.
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Marga Hoek
07.12.2023
In recent years, the healthcare industry has witnessed a remarkable transformation driven by a wave of pioneering startups. These innovative companies have leveraged cutting-edge technologies to address various healthcare challenges and improve patient outcomes.
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Elis Enano
06.12.2023
Asif Dewan is the UK Managing Director of Montu, a leading medical cannabis company with operations in Asia-Pacific and Europe. Its UK clinic, Alternaleaf, is a digital clinic for prescribing and administering medical cannabis for patients across the UK.
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Asif Dewan
05.12.2023
What is your career story? When professionals come to me for career coaching, I ask them to tell me their career stories thus far in their own words. I ask them to be brief and only to let me know what got them to this point in their careers and how they see where their career stands at that moment.
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Asad Husain
04.12.2023
B2B startups are facing a stark reality, as competition increases and funding decreases, the traditional blend of technical and business jargon to promote the latest AI solution isn't cutting it anymore. Nearly half of the metrics that investors consider before investing are customer-centric, placing marketing and sales under the microscope first. On top of that, an overwhelming 60%+ of all raised investment often gets funnelled into marketing support – a huge gamble if it fails to hit the mark.
01.12.2023
Despite increasingly challenging market conditions, climate tech remains one of the most popular areas of startup investment. The ongoing commitment to this vital area of innovation reflects the accelerating urgency of climate action, following a global rise in extreme weather events and fresh scrutiny on Net Zero ambitions. The complexity and diversity of the climate challenges that need to be addressed is vast, as are the range of solutions being built to help do this. But too often, the true scale and diversity of “climate tech” is overlooked and underestimated.
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Taco Engelaar
30.11.2023
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