The future of the high street
Online marketplaces and retail parks are often cited as the reason for the decline of the high street in recent years. Out-of-town shopping centres and...
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How African tech startups can inspire western entrepreneurs
Thanks to pioneering business leaders and investors such as Mzi Khumalo, Tony Elumelu and Strive Masiyiwa, who have spent decades supporting...
Interview with Joe Welstead on Motion Nutrition
We recently met up at the Science Museum in London with Joe Welstead one of the founders of Motion Nutrition,...
Interview with Juan Pablo Tripodi at LATAM Tech Day (London)
We recently attended the Latin American Tech Day and Edge Awards at the Science Museum in London. While there we...
What traditional retailers can learn from retail innovators
Business on the high street has been difficult for retailers for the best part of the last decade. The way consumers shop has changed significantly...
How will Brexit affect freelancers?
Brexit may be the buzzword of the past few years, but for those who aren’t involved with Westminster, it is a looming issue that could...
Is a shortage of technical talent stifling the growth of UK businesses?
Few business decision makers need convincing of the importance of IT in the digital workplace. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that unlike technology, skilled IT staff...
What can entrepreneurs learn from the latest corporate acquisitions?
Some interesting acquisitions occurred recently that have sent industry insiders speculating about what might be happening with big data and artificial intelligence. Salesforce acquired Datorama,...
3 ways smart cities can improve the lives of their residents
Building smart cities is a concept that most people find interesting as a news topic but very few realise how critical beginning to create and...
How can we resolve tech’s gender gap problem?
One of the main aims of running an egalitarian system is to build a society free of gender discrimination. It's been proven that the more...
Where’s the line when mixing alcohol and business?
When it comes to alcohol in a workplace environment, western culture is especially keen on the odd tipple at a networking event, or even a...
Profile of Mix & Twist
An entrepreneur from a young age, James Abbott always dreamt of setting up his own company. As a child he would sell juice to his...
Interview with source{d}
What originally started as Tyba, an Airbnb for the startup jobs market which is still successfully running has given birth to something quite special, source{d}....
It’s no typo: Microsoft acquires SwiftKey for $250m
Following a few days worth of rumours, Microsoft announced yesterday that it has acquired SwiftKey, a London-based startup behind one of the most popular ‘predictive’ keyboard...
A new character limit for Twitter, interactive ads and headphones…
In 2015 Twitter as a company announced (or teased) 3 major projects currently in development. All changes seemingly aim to attract fresh blood to the...
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