As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Dr Kit Latham, cofounder and CEO at Credentially about the long waits and poor communication experienced while working as an A&E doctor and using tech to build a practical tool to streamline the pre-employment checks and verifications.
06.12.2022
‘Our goal is to be on the cap table of every break-out business from the North of England.’ With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Jess Jackson, Investment Manager at Manchester-based Praetura Ventures.
05.12.2022
Mark Zuckerberg's announcement in late 2021 that Facebook, Inc. was to be renamed 'Meta' triggered a seismic shift in the public's perception of the metaverse.
05.12.2022
We spoke to Margot de Broglie, French co-founder of Juno, and Youri Moskovic, Belgian co-founder of Prediko. Here’s their view on raising funds in the UK v. France, each country’s attitudes towards hiring and workplace culture, and the English’s terrible lunch choices.
05.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Amit Patel, cofounder and CEO of health insurtech Peachy about innovation in insurance novel distribution approaches and making health insurance accessible to more people.
03.12.2022
There are many factors to consider when it comes to staff turnover – but while some may be inevitable, such as retirement, a change in career, or even moving away, others can be controlled.
03.12.2022
Prices rises, extension to business hours and energy savings top tactics to keep small firms afloat
02.12.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
02.12.2022
New research commissioned by Samsung, surveying 1,000 UK business executives, reveals that burning the midnight oil is no longer the norm: the average ‘clocking off time’ for business leaders is now 3.06pm.
01.12.2022
I have long been fascinated by group interaction. My academic journey was kickstarted by my days as a professional jazz trumpeter, where group dynamics and team leadership were critical to how well teams could improvise creatively. As a social scientist, I have spent the last two decades studying similar issues in the workplace. So, how can teams foster creativity in the workplace?
01.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Abhinav Jain, cofounder and CEO of PowerMarket about simplifying customers’ solar transition journeys and saving organisations over 90% of their time and resources.
01.12.2022
Customers today demand empathetic, personalised and 24/7 instant support from every business they interact with. The companies who nail this customer experience will be the ones to succeed but the key is to not overcomplicating things.
30.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Simone Martinelli, cofounder of Volume about one-click checkouts, challenging legacy methodologies and the conviction and determination needed for success.
30.11.2022
The UK economy is an uncertain place right now. The economic landscape has suffered through Brexit, the pandemic and a raft of leadership changes. The pound’s downward spiral caused business confidence to plummet and now the Bank of England has warned that the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, with the economic downturn expected to extend into 2024 - that’s eight consecutive quarters.
30.11.2022