Lately, crypto has reinforced its bad name by chasing economic curves. The money is the matter, pushing to the side politics and values. Web3 was founded on a philosophy that criticises those billionaires who would use their money to fund governments and silence opponents. Today, it celebrates when a Plutocrat world leader greases the crypto income wheels.
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Paul Sherwin, Managing Director at Oktra about productivity, collaboration and the evolution of design and build.
ParlayMe did a deep dive into how Synthesia - the synthetic media generation company that develops software used to create AI generated video content - started and where it's going. Its customer base, as of January 2025, includes over sixty percent of Fortune 100 companies.
For years, the same old discussions about AI have bounced between overblown optimism and outright fear. In insurance, though, I’m delighted to say that the focus is now on something more practical: how AI can deliver real value for businesses and their customers. Insurers, historically risk-averse and slow-moving, are waking up to the reality that AI is not just an efficiency tool, it’s a strategic necessity.
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Lyndon Stickley, CEO of iplicit about disrupting the mid-market finance space, Year on Year growth and why outputs, morale, communication, and happiness matter.
If you’re a startup founder in the UK, you probably over-index in hard work, determination and resilience. Data from Statista shows that over 90% of startups in the UK fail in their first year. And only 39% of startups launched between 2019 and 2022 are still in business.
For two decades, SaaS pricing followed a familiar playbook: start with tiered plans, charge per user or usage, and aim for an 80% gross margin. In the third decade of SaaS, the tidal wave of AI is crashing down on that paradigm.
Most people think they know how to network. You turn up to an event, exchange a few business cards, shake some hands and hope someone remembers you when they need what you’re selling. That’s networking like a salesperson – and it’s why so many people walk away from events thinking it was a waste of time.
They may not wear medals around their necks, but European tech founders are putting in Olympic-level effort to build the next generation of startups. From 80-hour work weeks to shelving salaries and sacrificing family time, the founder journey is gruelling—and, according to a new Antler study, still widely misunderstood.
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Tanya Suarez, CEO and Founder of IoT Tribe about building tech capabilities and ecosystems, expanding from IoT to other areas of deeptech and building a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and resilience.
The rise of AI-powered customer service agents has transformed the way businesses handle support. Companies like Sierra AI, Poly AI, and Volubile AI are leading the charge, developing sophisticated voice and text-based AI systems designed to handle customer queries with speed and efficiency.
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Chris Mele, owner and Managing Partner of Siberia about tech hype, the misalignment of interests between brands and public or PE-backed networks, and challenging assumptions about traditional agency models.
Two teenagers from Slovakia and Czechia are making waves in the fight against antibiotic resistance and water pollution with their groundbreaking innovation, PURA. Their game-changing water purifier has earned them the prestigious European title at The Earth Prize 2025.
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