# Startup Life

What’s a chief of staff, and does your startup need one?

A staple of government offices has made its way into startups, but how do you unlock the potential of a chief of staff?

IPO 101 — what they are and how they work

From the pros and cons of listing to what makes a 'good' exit, here's everything you need to know about IPOs

How to do customer interviews

Customer interviews are the secret sauce to keeping customers happy. We dig into how to do them

We couldn’t raise our Series A — here’s how we pivoted

Startup founders must change their funding strategies in tough economic times, even when it hurts

'Like doing your googling before dating': How to do investor due diligence

Whether it's institutional investors or angels getting in at the early stage — find out how to do investor due diligence and why it matters

How to hire advisers

We dig into how to find good advisers, what to look for and how to pay them

Is the era of VCs making money from 'bullshit' closing? 4 takeaways from Sifted Sessions Berlin

Sifted took a trip to the German capital to uncover how DACH startups are adapting to the tech reset

How to build accessible products with no-code tools

In a mad rush to ship products quickly, startups neglect accessibility. Here's how to make your product accessible to everyone using no-code tools

The state of pre-seed funding: What should founders actually focus on?

With longer and larger rounds becoming the norm, we looked into how founders should approach pre-seed fundraising

Which European countries have digital nomad visas?

Working remotely from Europe has just got that much easier

Growing beyond Series A — your startup hiring roadmap

Growing beyond Series A requires bringing in the specialists to your senior leadership team — here's who to hire, and when

Cold showers, learning logs and How I Met Your Mother: Inside a founder's routine

Here's how I've optimised every element of my life as a startup founder, from sleep and relaxation to learning and company building

Dotcom crash lessons, morale boosting and M&As — Your downturn survival guide

Our new mini-podcast series features top tips to survive and thrive in the downturn

There are now (slightly) more women in startup chair positions

A new report by executive search service Erevena has found how diversity and salaries have changed at board level

Hopin’s founder is richer than Ed Sheeran, reveals Sunday Times Rich List

Though his startup's valuation isn't what it used to be...

How to build a scalable company with no-code tools

Snapshot of UK spinouts finds shrinking equity stakes and decline in grant funding

Cities like Manchester and Bristol are also emerging as attractive spinout hubs

Why do founders still have to travel to the capital for capital?

Gaining investment is difficult enough — but for founders living outside major hubs, the expense of necessary travel adds yet another barrier

Podcast: The anatomy of the M&A process

Tech startup M&A has picked up in the downturn. Here's what you need to know about the process

How to build a commercial culture at a deeptech spinout

How do you turn a company of researchers into a team that know how to make a product?

Ditch the drink, ace the job: The benefits of being a sober CEO

Including better sleep, clarity of mind and defeating stress

Spinouts and biotech: Vilnius’s startup ecosystem in numbers

From university spinouts to childcare policy, a variety of factors contribute to Vilnius’ startup boom

How to hire neurodiverse talent

People with neurodiversity have many of the skills businesses need as they adapt to more advanced technology. Here's how to hire them.

German startup Blinkist acquired by Australian content company Go1

"This isn't a downturn story or a race for survival"