Opinion | Education | 18 Feb Why Europe is so far from its first edtech unicorn European governments and investors need to step up to fund the digital innovation that is desperately needed in the classroom.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 14 Feb Needed: older female employees Older (female) employees can have a real edge in startup workplaces. Here's why.
Opinion | Environment | 12 Feb Why compostable plastics aren’t such a great idea Don't jump on the compostable packaging bandwagon — it's not quite what it seems.
Opinion | Investment | 6 Feb A guide to impact investing for startups Impact investing is on the rise — but raising money can bring just as many challenges as it does opportunities to startups focused on social and environmental good. Here's what to look out for.
Opinion | Media | 4 Feb When the world turns against tech How to keep your startup safe when governments, regulators, the press and the public turn against tech.
Opinion | Venture Capital | 31 Jan Brexit should be the catalyst to create the United Tech of Europe Brexit can spur Europe to create a new set of startup-friendly policies, argue some of the continent's largest startups associations in an open letter on Sifted.
Opinion | Policy | 29 Jan Ending the app trap: why (and how) we need to reform the gig economy The convenience of the on-demand economy for consumers must not be traded for the financial security and dignity of gig economy workers.
Opinion | Venture Capital | 23 Jan The unicorn has no clothes! Endless funding and billion-dollar hype will not make a unicorn out of a horse; companies have to make money at some point.
Opinion | Venture Capital | 22 Jan The fragmentation of venture capital Venture capital has never been more powerful. But it's also fragmenting.
Opinion | Healthtech | 21 Jan The best healthtech startups are founded by clinicians Healthtech startups need a clinician at the helm, argues Pando cofounder and NHS paediatrician Lydia Yarlott.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 20 Jan Why French employees don’t care about stocks Most French startups offer stock option packages but are doing a poor job at explaining them to employees. A few simple changes could make a difference.
Opinion | Finance | 17 Jan How to keep cash in the bank: Advice from Robin Klein How and why companies fail — and what founders and boards can do to keep cash in the bank.
Opinion | Government | 16 Jan “Regulation is not a means to all ends,” EU tech companies tell Brussels An open letter from the European Tech Alliance (EUTA), which represents some of Europe’s largest technology companies, to the new EU Commission.
Opinion | Deeptech | 14 Jan The five tech breakthroughs set to define the 2020s Oxford professor Thomas Hellmann makes his predictions.
Opinion | Hiring | 10 Jan Dear Founders: HR & Recruitment are not the same thing Why startups that hire one person for both roles might be doing themselves a disservice — and the solution.
Opinion | Micromobility | 8 Jan Cities need to deliver more effective e-scooter regulation Why Copenhagen's e-scooter tender model is not one to follow — and why other European cities need to enforce bolder regulation of the sector.
