Laundryheap, the world’s leading on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning company, has announced their expansion to the US, establishing a presence in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and New York City, following a successful soft launch across the East Coast.
14.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
12.09.2020
Last year, news of the Amazon fires dominated headlines for months. Roughly 310,000 acres of biodiverse forest land was destroyed across Brazil. The 20% increase in the total number of fires between 2018 and 2019 was record breaking, but depressingly, it seems that this season’s fires will be significantly worse. Not just because of the climate crisis cliff-edge we’re plunging off, but because of a number of other factors as well.
11.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
11.09.2020
Sports clothing company Gymshark has become the latest British startup to reach coveted unicorn status, with valuation in excess of $1B. So how did a Birmingham-born startup with no prior investment strike solid gold?
11.09.2020
When it comes to defining a pricing strategy, a guestimate is not an option, in this piece, Caroline Franczia uses examples from Pretty Woman to analyse a particularly dangerous approach: a freemium business model.
10.09.2020
3D-printing ExpHand Prosthetics was founded by Kate Walker after she realised her dissertation project could change the lives of millions of children in the UK and beyond. Maddyness shares insight on this brilliant initiative.
10.09.2020
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. When it comes to startups and their founders, these three words can often make the difference between resounding successes, and failed attempts.
10.09.2020
There's nothing more powerful than a face-to-face meeting to gain inspiration and free up creativity, drive change, learn best practice and build benchmarking opportunities. Johnson group creates innovative formats that fuel creative thinking, stimulate brain activity, strengthen engagement, all through the use of design thinking and storytelling.
10.09.2020
Victor Snyder spoke with Neil Patel - the "Digital Marketing Superstar" - about what it means to lead an agency in tandem with a software firm, his brand decisions and everything else to do with digital marketing opportunities.
09.09.2020
There are a lot of things that define us Millennials, and yes, I am one too, so this might come as a little bit absurd. Still, we are indeed family-centric, are driven with high-expectations, confident, and ambitious towards the achievement of our personal goals.
09.09.2020
Like many industries, hospitality has faced unthinkable challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will likely face continued struggles as doors reopen and people want to travel in a world with new concerns and protocols. Maddyness spoke with Stephan Radwitz, Founder and CEO of ModiHost, the AI-powered SaaS hospitality platform, set to bring hospitality to the next stage in its evolution.
09.09.2020
During London Tech Week, new data by Tech Nation for the Government’s Digital Economy Council reveals that the number of vacancies advertised in the digital tech sector has increased by 36% in the last two months (7th June - 9th August 2020), as tech companies grow in confidence after the challenges of lockdown.
08.09.2020
Why do a lot of two-sided marketplaces suck? The answer is simple but the fix is not. Most two-sided marketplace platforms aren’t two-sided at all, they’re just glorified vendor directories. That’s a model that’s easy to stand up, and vendors are quick to join for the free advertising.
08.09.2020