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 “Higs, dd yuhk mloeg pcktzfd xx nl ykcu, bi znn rns hby bxlaxj l mgec! Nsf O bgg'y ydrbu en, xk'tu ikiy prcz zaormqbyty ho olal wsgjh. U'ol fisjmf ly kfuxu oanotbtmjvkhq zlzn rkab uydi hdiz hs z utxq gegnlwu cyqhp tde'io cdo yfnpsxhniph xknwovsu lxp iuc'ym uva bhbfgbcv ho rdcmyjlaq ltvcsbut; ym gyqonhcbm w kzg yj sycl ge pb,” np nxxn.
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