Carly Minsky

The secret of investing in the €3.7tn age tech market
Analysis
May 28, 2019
The secret of investing in the €3.7tn age tech market
The elderly just want to have fun
Carly Minsky
TransferWise has turned employees into millionaires
Analysis
May 24, 2019
TransferWise has turned employees into millionaires
Transferwise employees and alumni, so-called "Wisers", are now armed with more than $70m to pour into new ventures as the fintech becomes the highest valued in Europe.
Carly Minsky
Big corporates are only interested in “innovation theatre”
Analysis
May 7, 2019
Big corporates are only interested in “innovation theatre”
Startup disruption is a key motivator for corporate innovation in Europe, but a new survey shows big companies still turn their backs on startups.
Carly Minsky
Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis
Analysis
May 1, 2019
Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis
Step into the science lab: a world swiftly being taken over by smart hardware but where researchers still make notes on paper. Doh.
Carly Minsky
Insider view: surfing startups on Porto's beach
Analysis
April 30, 2019
Insider view: surfing startups on Porto's beach
Portugal's coastal city is becoming an international hub for startup founders, digital nomads and venture capitalists, says Porto's startup expert Shadi Mahassel.
Carly Minsky
How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups
Analysis
April 17, 2019
How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups
The world's biggest physics lab runs startup accelerators all over Europe. But turning science into business isn't much easier than finding the God particle.
Carly Minsky
Four British startups graduate from GCHQ’s “secret” spy school
Analysis
April 4, 2019
Four British startups graduate from GCHQ’s “secret” spy school
First ever cohort of GCHQ's Manchester startup programme tackle social isolation, recruitment, shopping behaviour and gadget automation.
Carly Minsky
Can tech improve your "emotional fitness"? London's entrepreneurs think so
Analysis
April 4, 2019
Can tech improve your "emotional fitness"? London's entrepreneurs think so
Videos to boost specific neurotransmitters, mind control headsets, and even digitally-driven digital detox: the next-gen mental health apps
Carly Minsky
Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs
Places
April 2, 2019
Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs
Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are becoming a new destination for Europe's entrepreneurs. Local experts share the Tricity's secrets.
Carly Minsky
Marketing agency Buzzbar is reshaping the marketing industry
Analysis
April 2, 2019
Marketing agency Buzzbar is reshaping the marketing industry
Drop-in marketing service Buzzbar is a cross between an Apple store, a coworking space, and a marketing agency for bootstrapped startups
Carly Minsky
Stripe's UK manager warns of "heavy cost" for Europe
Analysis
March 26, 2019
Stripe's UK manager warns of "heavy cost" for Europe
Online payments giant Stripe is pushing ahead with its European expansion, but the company's UK manager sees more than one challenge on the horizon.
Carly Minsky
Tinder for casting talent
Analysis
March 25, 2019
Tinder for casting talent
Romantic matchmaking moved online years ago, so why are film directors still searching for actors the old fashioned way?
Carly Minsky
When a founder takes paternity leave
Analysis
March 19, 2019
When a founder takes paternity leave
Taking significant time off is always a challenge for work-obsessed startup founders. It's even more complicated for expectant fathers struggling to set the right tone for paternity leave.
Carly Minsky
Cannabis queen takes on big pharma
Analysis
March 8, 2019
Cannabis queen takes on big pharma
Entrepreneur Alexandra Chong is taking her "natural" and "sun-grown" medical cannabis to Europe — but can she beat big pharma?
Carly Minsky
Football boots keeping score
Analysis
February 26, 2019
Football boots keeping score
Israeli-British startup PlayerMaker has launched its performance-enhancing football tech this season — and has big plans for conquering Europe.
Carly Minsky
"AI ethics should be a forethought, not an afterthought"
Opinion
February 25, 2019
"AI ethics should be a forethought, not an afterthought"
OpenAI's new "dangerous" text-writing tool epitomises the "invent first, worry later" approach.
Carly Minsky
VR gloom and other European tech trends
Analysis
February 24, 2019
VR gloom and other European tech trends
We sift through Dealroom’s 2018 European trend report so you don't have to.
Carly Minsky
The crypto detectives
Analysis
February 14, 2019
The crypto detectives
The startup Elliptic is on a mission to weed out the crypto-criminals — and the team are not afraid to get their hands dirty.
Carly Minsky
E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania
Places
February 12, 2019
E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania
The Baltic fintech hub struggles to keep up with Brexit-fuelled interest from international payment companies.
Carly Minsky
How to name your startup: 6 tips from the experts
How To
February 10, 2019
How to name your startup: 6 tips from the experts
Selecting a name for your startup can be a challenge. So we dig into the not-so-scientific world of names, numbers and prefixes, to give you 6 six tips to help on your journey.
Carly Minsky
Another kind of marketing strategy
How To
February 8, 2019
Another kind of marketing strategy
For Portuguese peer-to-peer lender Raize, its public listing was mainly about the marketing.
Carly Minsky
Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers
Places
February 4, 2019
Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers
Amid the curfews and the checkpoints, Palestine is developing centres of innovation.
Carly Minsky
Pitching to this London VC is (literally) a walk in the park
Analysis
February 4, 2019
Pitching to this London VC is (literally) a walk in the park
London investor Tim Jackson has an unconventional method for scoping out talent.
Carly Minsky
How to future-proof museums: detective games and virtual dinosaurs
Analysis
January 21, 2019
How to future-proof museums: detective games and virtual dinosaurs
Immersive technology is at the centre of a government-funded plan to evolve cultural institutions for the digital age.
Carly Minsky

Carly Minsky

The secret of investing in the €3.7tn age tech market

TransferWise has turned employees into millionaires

Big corporates are only interested in “innovation theatre”

Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis

Insider view: surfing startups on Porto's beach

How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups

Four British startups graduate from GCHQ’s “secret” spy school

Can tech improve your "emotional fitness"? London's entrepreneurs think so

Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs

Marketing agency Buzzbar is reshaping the marketing industry

Stripe's UK manager warns of "heavy cost" for Europe

Tinder for casting talent

When a founder takes paternity leave

Cannabis queen takes on big pharma

Football boots keeping score

"AI ethics should be a forethought, not an afterthought"

VR gloom and other European tech trends

The crypto detectives

E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania

How to name your startup: 6 tips from the experts

Another kind of marketing strategy

Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers

Pitching to this London VC is (literally) a walk in the park

How to future-proof museums: detective games and virtual dinosaurs