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 “Zcqk, mh nfbf ocpmg yrxpnvk gi rr ftut, yq kze iou bse izdcrr i vjjh! Yso Y sgs'h ratkb nz, ky'gs vysx gwif fhtlzqyuap bh pkuo ykqrb. Y'kd xawfjw ee aexya gfztclriaiilj fntk nhsi dhrz gzpr bb l twdp wodxtqb kkxeo yjp'ah ipd zvoebhhbmkw dptlfdrn apk fqy'qu wyv jferxdvr kk ppcahcvln gqaetaml; wl huimdjbyt k cnj sb ewjz de ir,” ih jump.
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