Opinion | Venture Capital | 2 Jul The convertible loan note: What’s to lose? Startups are taking convertible loan notes like never before — but they have their downsides.
Opinion | Education | 1 Jul Capitalists aren’t always the bad guys Not all capitalists are building companies the world doesn't need, and not all social entrepreneurs are having a hugely positive impact.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 29 Jun There’s never been a better time to hire women in tech The rise of remote and flexible working and a looming recession mean tech companies have fewer excuses not to hire women — and more incentives to do so.
Opinion | Investment | 26 Jun Women’s money: can we close the investment gap? The global financial industry loses $700bn annually by not attracting a female audience.
Opinion | Corporate Innovation | 23 Jun Intrapreneurship? It’s a trap! The truth is most intrapreneurship efforts are dead before they begin. And not everyone is cut out to be an intrapreneur.
Opinion | Fintech | 22 Jun Dear Monzo, Starling and co; We’re still a long way off the perfect neobank Former Lloyds Bank director Alessandro Hatami explains what he thinks digital banks need to do next.
Opinion | Investment | 19 Jun Black businesses are in crisis Governments need to encourage investors and banks to support black businesses.
Opinion | Venture Capital | 17 Jun VCs should pay themselves less Why big fat salaries are a bad idea for VCs — according to a VC.
Opinion | Corporate Innovation | 16 Jun Corporates — back employee spinouts rather than just cutting jobs 10 years ago, Nokia’s Bridge programme for employees it had made redundant created 300 new startups.
Opinion | Future of Work | 15 Jun Enter the era of the digital nomad Estonia has recently become the first country in the world to create a digital nomad visa — and others would be wise to follow suit.
Opinion | Government | 11 Jun Startup government support measures: Rated How do startup support initiatives in Spain, France, Germany, the UK and Israel stack up?
Opinion | Corporate Innovation | 9 Jun How the Covid-crisis will change financial services Diana Biggs, head of innovation at HSBC's global private banking arm, says Covid-19 has brought digital communications tech front and centre at banks.
Opinion | Government | 9 Jun The Portuguese state is failing its startups The government's support measures for startups are hopelessly ineffectual — but that's nothing new.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 8 Jun We don’t need your empty gestures; we need action Startups and investors need to do more than post about their support for the Black Lives Matter movement on social media. They can start by checking in with their employees.
Opinion | Coronavirus | 3 Jun Time to double down on Europe With global tensions mounting, is it time for European startups to forget going global and focus on their home market (or continent)?
Opinion | Venture Capital | 2 Jun Why more funds should consider launching scout programmes in Europe For starters, it's a way to get ahead of the (growing) competition.
