Entrepreneurship

Interview | Advertising | 11 Nov

A big corporate just nabbed a startup’s name for its slogan, and the startup is fighting back

The CEO of Tech Will Save Us woke up to find her startup’s name plastered all over London. But rather than picking a fight, she’s now trying to pick up a contract.

Interview | Insurance | 8 Nov

“The Little Prince made me cry” — Bookclub with Sten Saar, cofounder of Zego

Zego CEO Sten Saar on what makes him cry, why he doesn't give books as gifts and how insurance will change everyone's life.

Opinion | Investment | 8 Nov

Female entrepreneurs are being let down by other women

The lack of women at the venture capital level is a drop in the ocean compared to the bigger problem: women are not supporting other women in business.

Interview | Hospitality | 7 Nov

The Czech startup bringing hotels out of the 1980s

With big hotel chains still using antiquated operating systems, Czech entrepreneur Richard Valtr has set out to bring new tech to the hospitality sector.

Interview | Media | 7 Nov

The culture of Culture Trip

Fresh from a bruising public fight with disgruntled ex-employees, Culture Trip founder Kris Naudts tells Sifted how he aims to reinvent the travel business

Interview | Finance | 6 Nov

Brunch with Hiroki Takeuchi, founder of GoCardless

He’s one of the most widely-respected founders in Europe’s startup ecosystem — but that doesn't mean Hiroki Takeuchi, founder of payments company GoCardless, has found the transition from startup to scaleup easy.

Analysis | Finance | 4 Nov

European fintech weekly: Uber Money marks a new paradigm & October funding dip

Uber announced the beginning of its digital bank, while fintech funding takes a temporary dip.

Analysis | Music | 1 Nov

How influencer Marco Nardone burnt through €19m on three apps in three years

In between holidays in exotic locations, Nardone has launched social media app Fling, music streaming app Gig FM and delivery business WineApp.

Interview | Hiring and workforce | 31 Oct

A London startup chief executive explains how he recruited his founding team

Albert Azis-Clauson explains how he met his cofounder, head of marketing, head of product, chief technology officer and head of design.

Interview | Advertising | 30 Oct

“Throwing rocks at the Google bus” — Bookclub with WeTransfer’s Damian Bradfield

Damian Bradfield, co-founder and chief creative officer of WeTransfer shares his top book recommendations about social isolation, the trust deficit in tech and philanthropy.

Interview | Mobility | 29 Oct

InMotion Ventures’ Sebastian Peck on the future of the car

Digitisation will turn vehicles into a new digital sales channel, says Sebastian Peck, managing director at InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s investment arm.

Opinion | Investment | 25 Oct

Time to change how we talk about female founders

We need to change the narrative that entrepreneurship is simply harder for female founders and look at some of the numbers beyond the headlines.

Analysis | Health | 23 Oct

How one of Europe’s most promising healthtech startups failed to scale

We hear a lot about startup successes, but less about failures: this is the full story of how Sweden's Min Doktor failed to scale

Opinion | Accelerators | 23 Oct

Accelerators can be the spark to fire up local economic growth

Local and national governments should invest in startup accelerator programmes; it may seem like a strange use of public money but it's good for everyone.

Opinion | Work trends | 22 Oct

Big companies need an “ambidextrous” approach to innovation

Top-down innovation led by senior management or bottom-up experimentation by staff? The best companies manage both, although they can be hard to reconcile.

News | Media | 21 Oct

Members of exclusive ‘ICE’ tech network rush to Jennifer Arcuri’s defence

ICE members include Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield and TransferWise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus.