Ire Aderinokun is a frontend web developer and user interface designer from Lagos, Nigeria. She is the cofounder and COO of BuyCoins (YC S18), a cryptocurrency exchange for Africa.
07.04.2021
Maximise the minimum and the viable in your product. The tricky thing about launching a new product to market is that it’s barely even a milestone worth celebrating. What comes next is a series of chicken-and-egg problems and snap decisions on the way to product-market fit.
06.04.2021
A pandemic could bring the world to its knees and affect the hospitality, tourism, and restaurant/food service industries, as we have seen with COVID-19. Before such situations, we could travel to any place of our choice anytime without any restrictions. But things changed as guidelines were in place to ensure that the virus did not spread. Social distancing measures were in place, and people had to either follow the rules or stay at home.
06.04.2021
Between AI, cryptocurrencies, e-health or climate change technologies, there is no shortfall of new ideas to change the world and the overall enthusiasm from the growing community of entrepreneurs keeps giving me hope for the future.
06.04.2021
Aluminium is infinitely recyclable – with three quarters of all aluminium ever mined still in existence today. Can we harness this property to make cosmetics greener?
06.04.2021
Geoffrey Moore’s seminal 1991 book, Crossing the Chasm, has been a go-to source for technology entrepreneurs looking to take a product to the mass market. Moore argues technology products do not follow a gentle path from early adopters to the majority, but must cross a chasm between the two.
05.04.2021
As we mark the one year anniversary of COVID-19’s dramatic trespass into our existence, many voices are calling for an accounting of the lessons learned. One of the most pivotal lessons we have learned was the disproportionate impact the deadly virus had on Black and ethnic minority communities.
05.04.2021
Netflix has utilised the University of Bristol’s DIMPACT tool to report that one hour of streaming on its platform uses close to 100 grams of CO2 equivalent, similar to driving a car a quarter of a mile. The system, which aggregates the processes involved in video content being provided to customers, gives the company an understanding of its supplier and customer-derived emissions.
05.04.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
02.04.2021
‘Objective key results’, perhaps most famously adopted by Google, have a long history – harking back to Intel in 1968. Nowadays the startup world is divided. Should you, or should you not, implement them?
02.04.2021
After almost a year of working from home, many of us have become attached to the flexibility that remote work offers. With the vaccine promising us new hope and a road map outlining when life will return to some sort of normal, many companies have stepped up their plan for return to the office.
02.04.2021
COVID-19 has put the social and academic lives of many UK students on hold. Some are taking advantage of the flexibility that comes with online studying, and taking their first steps in the startup world.
01.04.2021
As AI systems are increasingly being used by HR to identify candidates for a wide range of job vacancies, can businesses use these AI tools effectively without bias or discrimination?
01.04.2021
Meatless Farm (or M*** F***, its provocative billboard pseudonym) makes mince, burgers and sausages that are meat-free but not taste-free. It’s one of the British brands at the forefront of plant-based innovation.
31.03.2021