In Practice | Finance | 17 Feb The challenger banks, compared There are endless stories about Europe’s digital banks — but what is the actual difference between the startups suckering up investors’ cash?
Big Ideas | Health | 13 Feb After the holy grail of healthcare Digital health app Ada has ambitious plans to become the one-stop-shop for its users’ health.
In Practice | Property | 12 Feb Lessons learned from Uber Cleo Sham, former Uber European operations director, has joined Spanish startup Spotahome with a mission to take the rental platform global.
Voices | Hiring and workforce | 6 Feb “Diversity from day one” Diversity quotas, targets and yes, even naming and shaming companies with a poor track record — no matter how small or young they are.
Big Ideas | Investment | 5 Feb Warm introductions are bad for diversity Startups with all-female founding teams reap less benefits from warm introductions than all-male female founding teams.
Big Ideas | Investment | 4 Feb Seeding success London-based investor Draper Esprit is growing its influence across Europe with an unusual strategy to back dozens of early-stage funds around the continent.
Places | Cities | 1 Feb Insider view: Lisbon’s scaleup challenge Sun, surf and a support network: the Portuguese capital has laid the groundwork for a thriving scene.
Big Ideas | Investment | 1 Feb Startup hunting European investors – including Atomico and Backed VC – are developing new strategies for discovering promising companies earlier in their lifetime.
In Practice | Investment | 29 Jan How to fire your investors Tensions with the board led art startup Vastari’s founder to abandon one set of investors and start again. Here, cofounder Francesca Polo shares what she has learned about managing investors.
In Practice | Hiring and workforce | 28 Jan Share-option schemes 101 How more tantalising options schemes could help European startups grow big and mighty – and what employees need to know about them.
Places | Cities | 21 Jan Insider view: Kiev’s developer stronghold The Ukrainian revolution of 2014 threw a spanner in the works for Kiev’s growing startup community, but now the city’s startups are getting back to business.
In Practice | Sales | 7 Jan How to get your clients coming to you Chirp invented a way to send data over sound. But its real stroke of genius has been in opening up its tech and then letting other people figure out how to use it.
Big Ideas | Work trends | 4 Jan Coaching for startup founders Startup founders are increasingly turning to coaches for everything from pitching advice to stress management – and investors are encouraging them to do so.
Big Ideas | Health | 12 Dec WhatsApp Doc? How two rival ‘Slack for doctors’ messaging apps could change patient experiences for the better.
In Practice | Hiring and workforce | 10 Dec Avoiding cultural misfits How Europe’s fastest-growing software startup TravelPerk hires, fires and tracks down giant monkeys – all in the aid of preserving the company culture.
In Practice | Health | 5 Dec How (not) to get press coverage After a two-year roller coaster ride with international press, fertility app Natural Cycles’ founder Elina Berglund is back, with a new strategy. Here she shares her lessons learned and biggest mistakes.