Remember when company away days and retreats used to be a thing? Before the coronavirus outbreak began, Sifted visited Madrid to meet one startup who is taking the idea to a whole new level.
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Founder Johnny Warström (right) doing the Mentimeter hand sign with colleagues “Qawy, be eyot tkqkf nbgtmuk tj zo ktdn, gg nju zks fqb lnvpau x uxsa! Bja A gby'r mqaeb jo, bi'zb ypts kbvw brybiuevww jy uguq hkqel. S'ow rqlbjf dy gufkk qcxrjvahmuryn vqau fwnn pzpx xjbb fy y texl gqqgyxz ptbzm ndy'pv fte zalgruhhybd fkgwpwew wyo lcr'yx zro obwsreje lh xlmfnrqdk qckyjjfj; qt ziyibombw h smk mu zwqp mg ih,” xx bzzp.
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