The unrelenting dedication of entrepreneurs and founders is often glorified, not to mention coveted. Burning the midnight oil, living for their passion, letting nothing stand in their way - it’s a dream that calls out to millions of people every year. War Paint For Men founder Danny Gray shares his personal experiences to help founders on their journey.
16.11.2020
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) launched the first ever European edition of its celebrated startups programme, the Tech Rocketship Awards.
13.11.2020
“We met on Tinder” is no longer the mark of shame it once was, but online dating isn’t easy. In fact, it’s a veritable obstacle course. Maddyness spoke to Sanjay Panchal about his new, anti-ghosting dating app.
13.11.2020
Beauty Matching Engine uses AI to help businesses show their customers exactly what they should buy next. Building on expertise developed through her first (B2C) business, My Beauty Matches, Nidhima Kohli founded it to improve customer journey and increase conversion in the beauty industry.
11.11.2020
This month sees the latest NOTWICS Connecting People showcase with 6 of the best startups from a variety of verticals, some Early Stage, others Scale-Ups. All are looking to raise funding and are either SEIS / EIS assured, or both. The founders are presenting their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
10.11.2020
“Hey! I’ve got this really great idea for you.” It’s those two words at the end of that sentence — “for you” — for your company, for your product, for your business. Those two words can spark a mighty cringe in anyone who has ever built something.
10.11.2020
It's Stress Awareness Week, so Maddyness got in touch with Mridula Pore, CEO of Peppy. Peppy is combatting stress in the workplace by allowing businesses to provide their employees with healthcare and wellbeing support via smartphone.
04.11.2020
With lockdown 2.0 commencing this Thursday, it seems highly unlikely the office Christmas party (as we know it) will be happening this year.
03.11.2020
I am not a gamer. Unless you count way too many hours playing 2048 as gaming, then I am. But really, I’m not. So I apologise in advance for making up my own lingo and not knowing all the hacks and rules. Gamers, stay with me, this is going to be worth it despite lack of COD skills (I am only at level 46).
03.11.2020
In business, your leverage in negotiations is directly proportional to your size. When you’re a startup, you’re freaking tiny. So how do you get a big deal done without giving away the company?
03.11.2020
Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has released the latest round of findings of the inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI) which outlines the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have faced when starting their business.
29.10.2020
Today, the ability to access a geographically diverse talent pool has facilitated a skills-based hiring movement. Organisations are now focusing on assembling the teams with candidates who possess the skills and capabilities needed for each project.
28.10.2020
Maddyness spoke to the founder of Echo Pharmacy and Caura about his crusade against parking tickets, innovating in traditional industries, and the future of getting around.
27.10.2020
Let’s clear up a big misconception about visionaries and their killer product ideas. Entrepreneurs and CEOs have vision, sure, but it’s not the kind of vision that sees into the future and gets an exclusive sneak preview of the next big thing. Those ideas need validation.
27.10.2020