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Growing teams will remain hard in 2022
Last year will be unique in many ways, but one thing that will be repeated in 2022 is that hiring will still be tough. Unlike previous economic shocks there is no big pool of talent that has lost their jobs. We still have significantly less qualified people per job opening, so you’ll need to work hard to capture the right people.
Opinion par " Alan Furley
25.01.2022
Growing teams will remain hard in 2022
The race to a $100B European scale-up
Right out of the gate, 2021 felt like the year that the world of late-stage investing was turned upside down. The invasion of non-traditional investors (“NTIs”) such as Private Equity Firms into the startup funding scene scrambled the rules about valuation and metrics that venture capitalists and entrepreneurs had spent decades refining.
Opinion par " Raphaëlle d’Ornano
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21.01.2022
The race to a $100B European scale-up
How will in-person networking events be impacted by the rise of Gen Z professionals?
Recent research from Handshake has revealed that 67% of Gen Z professionals no longer believe they must have in-person interactions with professional connections to form meaningful relationships.
Opinion par " Bradley Foster
18.01.2022
How will in-person networking events be impacted by the rise of Gen Z professionals?
(Fin)Tech for good: how innovative financial services solutions are improving financial inclusion
Much has been written about the astonishing rate of change within the financial services (FS) sector. The rapid proliferation of fintechs, the rise of banking-as-a-service (BaaS), and the many innovative new financial products and services on the market are remarkable, and to the tech-savvy and financially stable reader, this can only be good news, right?
Opinion par " Ion Fratiloiu
18.01.2022
(Fin)Tech for good: how innovative financial services solutions are improving financial inclusion
How can peer-to-peer platforms provide freedom for freelance engineers?
The freelance industry has accelerated in the last decade, with more and more people opting to escape the traditional 9 to 5 working routine or make some extra income on the side.
Opinion par " Alejandro Turell
12.01.2022
How can peer-to-peer platforms provide freedom for freelance engineers?
Why mentors are the key to successful teams
As Richard Branson once remarked, "If you ask any successful businessperson, they will always have had a great mentor at some point along the road."
Opinion par " Lucci Levi
11.01.2022
Why mentors are the key to successful teams
The fight to save freelance workers
Although freelancers make up more than four million people, a massive part of the British economy, they have long been undervalued and overlooked. Being self-employed can offer flexibility and autonomy in a number of varied sectors. However, significant stigma and snobbery around self-employment remains.
Opinion par " Derek Reynolds
06.01.2022
The fight to save freelance workers
A 'one size fits all' approach to events will not pass the test in the education world
The virtual events space blew up during the pandemic, with platforms like Hopin being valued at $7.75B when just two years old. A number of other hybrid and virtual event platforms have mushroomed over the last 12 months, with most of them optimised for the lucrative conferences, expos and webinars market.
Opinion par " San Misra
05.01.2022
A 'one size fits all' approach to events will not pass the test in the education world
How we speak about diversity matters – we do unintended harm when we ignore this
The language we use to describe ourselves and others has the power to attract, and alienate – the latter often unintentionally, and even when such descriptors come from a place of progress.
Opinion par " Eleanor Kaye, Lara Pawade and Lisa Shu
04.01.2022
How we speak about diversity matters – we do unintended harm when we ignore this
Social networks need to convert passive viewers into motivated creators
Digital media is a tricky phenomenon. It expands the growth of the economy, provides people with new forms of income, and fosters connection, but it can also facilitate bullying, harassment and cause mental health problems.
Opinion par " Anton Volovyk
31.12.2021
How businesses can use live shopping to increase sales
The investor and startup relationship goes both ways – you must woo each other
Investors have traditionally been seen as intimidating entities who entrepreneurs must dance for, cap in hand, to raise funds. But times have changed rapidly.
Opinion par " Jeffrey Faustin
30.12.2021
Low-code platforms are the flavour of the season – and they’re here to stay
The rise of deeptech investments speak to an industry brimming with possibility
The combined value of European-founded deeptech companies now exceeds $845B, and counting. Since 2010, the percentage of European venture capital being funnelled into deeptech companies has more than doubled, and 2020 saw investments into the sector surpass €10B.
Opinion par " David Grimm & Tanel Ozdemir
28.12.2021
The rise of deeptech investments in recent years speak to an industry brimming with possibility
Why personal branding and reputation management need to be part of your professional toolkit
We are typing anything and everything into search engines and on social media. And with the rise in activism, quest for authenticity, social good, meaning and purpose, branding is getting personal.
Opinion par " Jonathan AJ Wilson
27.12.2021
Why personal branding and reputation management need to be part of your professional toolkit
5 ways startups can power up their sustainability messaging
Companies of all sizes are realising that making are effort outside of the office is good for business and are embracing ESG (environmental, social and governance) or, as it’s more commonly known, sustainability.
Opinion par " Pete Martin
23.12.2021
No need to whisper - 5 ways startups can power up their sustainability messaging

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