Why are some of the simplest products successful while more complex products never find traction?
It’s actually kinda easy to build products your customers will love, you just have to let your customers build your products for you. Simple enough, right?
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Joe Procopio
25.08.2020
Caper, an interactive adventure games app for families with kids aged 4-9 has seen huge traction during the lockdown period as families have spent increasing time together and sought new activities to keep little ones busy. The UK-based startup has announced a £300K seed investment round led by LEGO Ventures with participation from Founders Factory.
24.08.2020
Nestled in the beautiful coastal region of Devon and Cornwall and on the so-called English Riviera, Exeter is a vibrant and dynamic hub for young talent thriving to make a difference and play a part in the nation's digital transformation.
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Audrey Langevin
24.08.2020
Riff, the voice-first chat toolset revolutionising how teams communicate when working remotely has raised £1.1M in seed funding round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, and some superstar angels including Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, COO of GoCardless, Nicolas Brusson, CEO of BlaBlaCar and Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian.
24.08.2020
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
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