Places | Communities | 11 Apr Insider view: Oslo is becoming the greentech capital of Europe Impact tech, easily available startup grants and a perfect test environment - three reasons why Oslo could be the ultimate place to build your startup.
Places | Hiring and workforce | 10 Apr In Amsterdam, tech is hiring more than any other sector On a hunt for "purpose" at work, employees are increasingly choosing to work in Amsterdam's tech sector.
Big Ideas | Hiring and workforce | 9 Apr European developers are cheaper and more loyal than those in the US Among the things we learned from the Stack Overflow developer survey: Eastern European developers are optimistic. UK and German ones are loyal. And female developers are leaving.
Opinion | Retention | 9 Apr “The main problem with Spanish stock options is tax and no one dares to tackle it” Spanish companies end up using "phantom shares" — or moving to London or Delaware —to get around restrictive stock option laws.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 8 Apr “Startup job offers are insulting” Startups need to stop asking new hires to make bullshit financial sacrifices to prove their dedication.
Places | Hiring and workforce | 2 Apr 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.
Voices | Hiring and workforce | 1 Apr Here are the top five mistakes startup CEOs make when offering staff options Savvy founders look beyond the patronising offers of table tennis and beer on tap and attract talent with stock options instead. However, there are a few pitfalls to avoid.
Big Ideas | Incubators | 22 Mar Inside Zinc, the company builder with a mission It’s a company builder with a mission to make the world a better place. Two years in, is it working?
In Practice | Hiring and workforce | 21 Mar How to build a brilliant team: Hiring advice for startups We asked six startup hiring pros from around Europe for their top tips on how to recruit right.
Big Ideas | Hiring and workforce | 20 Mar Does Europe need to fix “monkey money” stock options? More than 500 founders and startup executives have joined the campaign to change the region's “punitive” employee ownership rules
Brunch with Sifted | Communities | 17 Mar Sarah Drinkwater: “Are they a good egg?” The ex-head of Google Campus on why tech needs good eggs now, more than ever.
Places | Cities | 12 Mar Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community With two public listings last year, and an ever-closer community, Amsterdam’s startup scene is growing up.
In Practice | Hiring and workforce | 10 Mar How and why to build an advisory board From startups to VC funds to accelerators, plenty of organisations are turning to advisors to step up a level.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 7 Mar “Ditch the group photo on International Women’s day” This International Women’s Day, a photo of your female co-workers doesn’t go far enough, says iZettle's Sarah Long.
Voices | Hiring and workforce | 7 Mar “I’d always thought of technology as nerdy” Twelve-year-old Leila Palmer tells Sifted about her experience of Microsoft’s DigiGirlz event to get young girls into tech.
Places | Hiring and workforce | 5 Mar The startup helping to manage millennials Engaging the millennial workforce is not just for big enterprises; startups are interested too.
