What’s your favorite startup rule? What’s that one saying that you always fall back on when you’re having trouble pushing an idea into reality? Mine is “Go fast and break stuff.” In five words, it reminds me that everything I do is an experiment, nothing new is ever perfect, and I’ll never know if an idea works until I put it out there to potentially blow up in my face.
24.08.2021
The workspaces of 2020 and 2021 have been predominantly remote. Employees have been forced to navigate new ways of connecting and collaborating with colleagues they no longer see in person. Changing workforce dynamics and expectations have meant that hybrid work is on the horizon in the immediate future. But what lies even further ahead?
24.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the gradual return to physical workspaces in the wake of the easing of restrictions and the summer slump, as well as the new priorities and challenges facing workers across the UK
23.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
20.08.2021
The pandemic has led many companies to re-strategise their working practices, with remote working now the norm in a vast number of industries. In this article, we’ll look at reasons why people are choosing to relocate, as well as some of the details of what the process might involve.
19.08.2021
This was the common theme at Christie’s Art + Tech Summit, titled NFTs and Beyond. This July 15th event, which was held both virtually and physically at Christie’s in Manhattan’s Rockefeller plaza, featured a super eclectic group of panellists and covered the landscape of the new talk of the town: NFTs.
18.08.2021
As life slowly returns to a new post-pandemic normal, startups are looking at how to excel in this uncertain, unknown territory. Maddyness UK spoke to Sonya Iovieno, head of venture & growth at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK Branch, about pinpointing job specifications, the key to success in overseas growth, and the sudden uptick in digital adoption.
18.08.2021
Maddyness UK gets to know Chris Lowe, CEO and founder of investor relations consultancy NOTWICS, discussing his fascinating career to date, his views on the venture capital world and the industries he’s excited to see boom.
17.08.2021
In a recent issue of Teaching Startup, I answered an entrepreneur’s question about how to increase customer demand and turn that demand into repeatable sales. Here we look at how customer want becomes customer need becomes customer demand.
17.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about key takeaways from the IPCC report and what companies and financial services need to do to reduce carbon emissions.
16.08.2021
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 interview Kamil Mieczakowski and Stephanie Opdam, Principles at Notion.
16.08.2021
In a bid to encourage sustainable innovation and business solutions, The Mills Fabrica has opened a new concept store and work space in London’s King’s Cross this month.
13.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
13.08.2021
Sign up for every product and service remotely like yours and start learning. In a recent issue of Teaching Startup, I answered an entrepreneur’s question about how to find customers for his startup’s minimum viable product (MVP). While the answer mostly focused on what type of customer prospect personas he should be seeking out, I also spent a little time talking about proactively infiltrating and disrupting his competitors.
10.08.2021