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Breathtaking arrogance and a wilful disregard for a startup’s health: this is why corporate partnerships with startups don’t work

Too many corporates have been failing their startup partners. It’s time to say ‘No’ to innovation theatre, says GoPartner.com’s Jeremy Basset.

Opinion | Drones | 10 Jul

Drone food deliveries are going to happen sooner than you think

Drone deliveries are a safer, greener way of getting your takeaway — and coming in 2020, Bobby Healy, CEO of Manna.aero.

Opinion | Investment | 9 Jul

Why angel investing is a bad idea

And why I’ve been doing it anyway

Property | 5 Jul

Purplebricks $5m US retreat shows startups need to slow down

Is it time for startups to slow down?

Opinion | Funding | 4 Jul

Uber IPO: the lessons every entrepreneur should learn

Profits (or lack of them) are a very poor way to judge a truly disruptive company in its early days says David Richards, chief executive of WANdisco.

Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 1 Jul

“Choose one: VC, or motherhood?”

Is it possible to be a successful VC — and a mother? Seedcamp's Reshma Sohoni shares her story.

Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 21 Jun

Enough of the “hustle” startup culture

Are the most successful startups the ones which work the longest hours? Avi Meir, founder of TravelPerk, thinks not.

Opinion | Health | 18 Jun

Shiny moonshot tech is what healthcare needs

Healthcare needs help with the basics — but it also needs radical new health tech solutions to tackle some of society’s biggest problems, argues investor Vishal Gulati in response to a piece on Sifted.

Communities | 13 Jun

7 things startups can learn from Mumsnet

Taking VC money may be the wrong move for many startups says Justine Roberts, founder of the UK parenting advice site.

Opinion | Artificial Intelligence | 10 Jun

Lastminute.com’s Martha Lane Fox: “We must rethink how and why we make technology”

At the start of London Tech Week, Lastminute.com's co-founder Martha Lane Fox says that tech needs to be more focused on improving lives and saving the planet

Wellbeing | 5 Jun

The best startup founders are stubborn and bull-headed… but also ask for advice

From time to time the best founders pause the mad charge forward, raise their head and ask for advice, says Neil Rimer, the cofounder of venture capital firm Index Ventures

The Digital Economy Act is designed to make it harder to access age-inappropriate content online

Opinion | Law | 31 May

Why the UK ‘porn laws’ are being unfairly criticised

Conversations around the Digital Economy Act are rife with negativity but many fail to see it for what it is: the first step in the right direction.

Opinion | Policy | 27 May

Lack of stock options is holding Germany back

Stock option programmes helped seed the Silicon Valley ecosystem, but restrictive laws are preventing the same thing from happening in Germany.

Work trends | 23 May

Slack, the productivity tool which ain’t so productive after all

Startups are addicted to Slack. Is it harming culture?

Neurodiverse hackers are talented but often overlooked

Opinion | Cybersecurity | 16 May

Why cyber hackers are needed in the coprorate world

The neurodiverse community is a rich talent pool for cyber security, but they are often overlooked by big corporates and end up being lost to the dark side.

Academia | 6 May

Draw the internet: the web as seen by the world’s school children

Here's what happens when you ask 30 school children to draw the internet.