Christopher Lowe, Founder and CEO of NOTWICS has been speaking to his community of startups and investors to gauge the current investor climate, working practices, valuation and the wider impact on the industry as we continue in COVID-19 lockdown.
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Christopher Lowe
24.08.2020
Fund manager Schroders will formally integrate flexible working into its ongoing policy. Reports suggest the company is the first major London-based financial services firm to do so. Schroders, which has £526B in assets under management, said its London HQ remained open throughout lockdown, although more than 99% of its workforce worked remotely during this period.
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Abir Qazilbash
24.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
22.08.2020
Black Tech Fest is a festival and cultural movement celebrating BAME people in tech and asking difficult questions to the companies that comprise it. With 10,000 people expected to attend it is clear that the message will be drummed home.
21.08.2020
Maddyness spoke to Anthony Rose from SeedLegals about what it takes to be a good entrepreneur and founder. Rose created SeedLegals, a company that allows Startups of all stages to get the best practical and legal advice on their personal journeys to success. Here Rose talks problem-solving, looking at COVID-19 as an opportunity, the difference between UK and USA ecosystems, the importance of PR and marketing and why global business is the way forward.
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Cleo McGee
21.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
21.08.2020
Offr, the prop-tech platform digitising the buying, selling and leasing process for real estate agents and buyers, today announced it has raised £2.7M (€3M) in seed funding led by Barclays. Existing investors Delta Partners on behalf of Bank of Ireland, AIB, Enterprise Ireland, The European Investment Fund and Frontline Ventures also participated in the round.
20.08.2020
Whether you are lucky enough to have gone on holidays somewhere overlooking a lagoon or are still stuck at work, we hope our selection of refreshing drinks will accompany your days at the pool or on the beach, or at least help you escape a little bit.
20.08.2020
At the moment, teams across the UK wonder if it's really necessary to go back to the office, if not too risky amid the uncertainty of a potential second wave. So they mostly feel comfortable working from home. From a company's point of view, many employers are thinking about how and when they will bring employees back to the office.
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Anthony Rose
20.08.2020
Dr Owain Rhys Hughes is CEO and founder of Cinapsis: a healthtech company that's transforming patient referrals and tackling NHS waiting times by giving primary care clinicians immediate access to specialist advice. Dr Hughes is a surgeon by training and shared his journey with Maddyness.
19.08.2020
For years we’ve been eating lunch at our desks - munching our way through meetings or replying to messages and emails over a sandwich. Before most of the public were forced into remote working, 42% were taking lunch breaks in front of their screens.
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Ben Carter
19.08.2020
There are countless ways startup founders waste their time. From constant emails and creating excessive documents, to misaligning priorities. Alex Weekes found that entrepreneurs focus too much on the building of their products, and not enough time on tracking their progress.
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Alex Weekes
19.08.2020
Starting a business is no easy venture and in all cases requires some tried and tested advice. These books are popular with budding entrepreneurs as they inspire, educate and encourage readers to follow their business goals and advise them on how to do it successfully. Discover our selection of some of the most inspirational books to create your startup.
18.08.2020
According to recent Dealroom.co data, edtech businesses in the UK have raised a total of $857M in venture funding since 2014. The education sector has of course shifted in times of a pandemic to help students learn remotely. To accompany this digital transformation and drive innovation, many startups have created tools and platforms that are transforming education.
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Audrey Langevin
18.08.2020
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