Voices | Banking | 19 Aug “Look to the past for the future” — Bookclub with David Brear Reading suggestions from fintech CEO David Brear on scaling a business, company culture and the lesson learned from a little red hen.
Opinion | Communities | 12 Aug Why this US investor is on the hunt for European founders A US investor's love letter to European startups.
Voices | Work trends | 12 Aug Gen Z want to be founders but can’t name a single role model Gen Z want to be entrepreneurs but struggle to name founders who inspire them. Those who can, cite old-school blokes like Alan Sugar or Richard Branson.
Big Ideas | Finance | 22 Jul Europe’s fintechs are playing the long game Startup football leagues are springing up across Europe — and they're a sign that the ecosystem is ready to compete globally.
Big Ideas | Hiring and workforce | 8 Jul The Apprentice Forget the “smart grad”: what startups need is some “smart apprentices”.
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 | 28 Jun How startups can attract great talent Break the salary secrecy taboos, take equity seriously, have two-way conversations. Maud Camus shares examples of how startups are rewriting the hiring rules.
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.
Big Ideas | Music | 18 Jun Lunch club: Roli is reimagining music — and management Music tech company Roli hasn't only invented three new musical instruments; it's also created a workplace that feels more like a friendly cult than a company. How?
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.
Big Ideas | Food | 25 Apr Lunch club: Farmdrop stirs up its business model Online grocer Farmdrop is great at serving staff, and customers, fresh sustainably-sourced food. Until recently, though, it wasn't so good at making money.
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.
