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Three things you need to shake up your industry: Interview with Alma Ramirez-Acosta of Vibio
Building a startup is a marathon, not a sprint. I remind myself of this every day. Every founder that I’ve met on my journey has big plans and a great vision for their company, but startups are unfinished products and works in progress, which take time, trial and error and input from others to succeed.
Portfolio by " Candice Georgiadis
25.11.2020
Modernising insurance: Interview with Risto Rossar, CEO Insly
When it comes to technology and innovation, the insurance industry is lagging. Digital solutions like Insly - used by 1,000+ brokers - can help large companies become more efficient, and challenger firms grow.
Portfolio by " Risto Rossar
25.11.2020
The dramatic social and environmental impact of Black Friday
On your marks, get set, buy! As Black Friday approaches, consumers are in the starting blocks, retailers are crossing their fingers, and we are getting ready, as we do every year, to rave about this American phenomenon. But is there really a reason to be excited about a feast of over-consumption, reflecting the self-indulgent blindness of high-tech?
Portfolio by " Vianney Vaute
25.11.2020
Breakfast of Champions: Interview with Alexandre Sagakian
Pastries, pancakes and Coco Pops are delicious, but are they nutritious? No, says Alexandre Sagakian, who’s determined to re-crown breakfast as the best meal of the day with his plant-based food subscription service Blend My Day.
Portfolio by " Alexandre Sagakian
24.11.2020
Tech overtakes engineering as Bristol’s fastest-growing industry with over $1.07B invested since 2014
According to new data from Tech Nation and Adzuna, Tech is now Bristol’s dominant industry, boasting the most jobs and higher-than-average salaries across the board and as of today there are 367 open job positions for software engineers in Bristol with an average salary of £58,070.
Portfolio by " Maddyness
24.11.2020
Conferencing via the cloud: Interview with Mark Richer, CEO StarLeaf
StarLeaf is a global collaboration and video meetings solution. The company is headquartered in Watford, and we employ over 200 people around the world. While we compete with Teams and Zoom, we do things quite differently - above all, we focus on providing enterprise customers with the best possible video-enabled collaboration.
Portfolio by " Mark Richer
23.11.2020
Everything starts with posture: Interview with Mirjana Prokic, founder of hangAIR
Maddyness speaks to Mirjana Prokic about leaving a high-powered but impossibly stressful marketing job to become a healthtech entrepreneur, the Alexander Technique, and helping healthcare professionals suffering from pain and burnout.
Portfolio by " Mirjana Prokic
23.11.2020
Relentless passion and insane customer love, a portrait of Blossom Capital
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. We spoke to Carmen Alfonso Rico, Partner at Blossom Capital.
Portfolio by " Carmen Alfonso Rico
23.11.2020
A new dating concept triggered by pandemic
Pandemic and the quarantine lockdown that followed have entirely changed our values and the way we relate to others and the world around us. Along with the shift in our morals, we are experiencing a strong need for meaningful connections and a growing attachment to others.
Portfolio by " Lidia Vijga
18.11.2020
Flexibility equals equality: Interview with Romanie Thomas, founder of Juggle
Maddyness speaks to talent advisor-turned-founder Romanie Thomas about the gender gap in the workplace – and the change in approach needed to tackle it. Is freedom and flexibility the key for companies and employees?
Portfolio by " Florence Wildblood
18.11.2020
A rap battle from your phone: Interview with Alena Golden, CEO Rap Tech Studios
Rap Tech’s trio of rap and hip hop apps are helping five million rappers worldwide record, produce, create and collaborate. Can you really recreate that live music experience on an iPhone? There’s never been a better time to find out.
Portfolio by " Alena Golden
17.11.2020
Find friends online: Interview with Ronak Shah from Serendip
Loneliness is a hidden pandemic amongst millennials; one in five in the UK say they have zero friends. But companionship is an essential part of being alive, and new app Serendip is hoping to topple the barriers standing in the way of meaningful connection.
Portfolio by " Ronak Shah
17.11.2020
The most active pre-seed investor in Europe, a profile of SFC Capital
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we hear from Stephen Page, CEO at SFC Capital.
Portfolio by " Stephen Page
16.11.2020
A mumpreneur creates the world's first immersive learning platform
Xplorealms is the world's first fun, educational gaming platform which provides 7-14 year-olds with inclusive and diverse subjects from the National Curriculum through mini games, AI and immersive technologies. Maddyness wanted to know more about the founder, Reedah El-Saie, her journey and the motivations behind this concept.
Portfolio by " Reedah El-Saie
13.11.2020

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