As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Katie Hanton, cofounder of Baboodle about the benefits of renting vs buying, reducing the waste associated with babies and the power of word of mouth growth.
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Katie Hanton
19.12.2023
It’s an unfortunate truth that war breeds innovation. WWII was the source of many technologies and scientific advances that form part of our everyday lives - from microwave ovens, computers and quantum physics to blood transfusions, skin grafts and penicillin - it would be difficult to imagine a world without such technology.
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Andriy Dovbenko
19.12.2023
Through the lens of a hiring perspective, the UK’s rapidly growing technology industry can be seen as a victim of its own success. Growth at pace has led to a shortage of skilled tech talent here, especially in areas such as software development, data science, and cybersecurity, according to new salary data.
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Kirstie McDermott
19.12.2023
Ethics, Regulation, AI, Climate... VC and startups share their most exciting predictions for the year 2024, filled with promises and new challenges.
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Maddyness UK
18.12.2023
‘Tis the season… that time of year for reflection about the health of our careers. It can be a difficult task, an imponderable. Is my career where I want it to be? A little like that other seasonal tradition of debating the criteria for the best Christmas movies of all time.
18.12.2023
For family offices, startups, historically, have not been their preferred investment vehicle. During the last 10 years, they carefully tested the waters, mainly through investments in VC funds. But after a challenging 2022, their interest in new startup / VC allocations plummeted, since it started to exceed their 10-15% benchmark and they experienced sharp declines in startup valuations. Approaching family offices in 2022 with proposals to invest in venture capital was almost futile.
18.12.2023
In a successful organisation, the right people are in the right place at the right time. They are energised by their work, recognised for their efforts, and support their colleagues to be at their very best. But in reality, this is rare.
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Lauren Neal
18.12.2023
We spoke to Emma-Louise Fusari, Founder of In-House Health, named Innovator of the Year at Computing's recent Women in Tech Excellence Awards and finalist at the Super Connect for Good Global Final on powered by Empact Ventures and Hays.
16.12.2023
Conversations have always been at the very centre of business. As markets have evolved and the entire landscape of communication has changed, the importance of maintaining a line of conversation between your brand and your audience has remained a stable constant.
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Daniel Groves
15.12.2023
Maddyness has partnered with Focal, the platform that is reinventing the fundraising model for startups to bring investor sentiment to this week's Maddymoney.
15.12.2023
Underpinned by LCM technology, Freepik has launched its free, real-time sketch-to-image AI tool – including a new upscale feature that makes all images high-definition, no matter how poor the original quality.
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Paul Ferretti
15.12.2023
Celebrating its first birthday on November 30th, ChatGPT's 'research preview' has garnered widespread interest, extending beyond tech enthusiasts to a more mainstream audience.
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Erik Wikander
15.12.2023
On this year’s International Day of Climate Action, Elbow Beach Capital hosted its first ever Portfolio Day. The theme of the day was ‘Catalysing Sustainable Growth’, and it explored how startups can successfully balance risk management alongside commercial development to unlock sustainable growth.
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Jon Pollock
14.12.2023
Lord Dominic Johnson has spent his career starting and investing in tech businesses. Now, as Minister of State in the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade, he’s looking to secure the UK’s status as a global tech leader
In partnership with British Embassy in Paris
14.12.2023
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