Innovation

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.

Analysis | Investment | 5 Nov

Week in Corporate Innovation: Chinese beauty secrets

A roundup of the what Europe's biggest companies are doing with startups and new technologies, from L'Oréal to Santander to Alstom.

Analysis | Investment | 5 Nov

Rush to acquire innovation agencies

Big consultancies like Accenture, BCG and McKinsey have bought up a string of small innovation agencies in an attempt to remain relevant.

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 | Finance | 29 Oct

Barclays’ Megan Caywood on life after Starling and the rise of challenger banks

In January, Caywood left Starling's C-suite to lead Barclays' digital banking team. Here she discusses the surprise jump and her predictions for the fintech sector.

Interview | Cybersecurity | 24 Oct

This Romanian startup can ID you based on how you strike a keyboard

Romanian startup TypingDNA is using the way users physically type on computers and touch screens to confirm their identity.

News | 22 Oct

Corporate innovation weekly: from weed-selling software to eco-shipping

This is how big global corporations are changing their businesses by working with startups and developing new technologies.

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.

Analysis | Health | 8 Oct

Escaping the grasp of Big Pharma — how one Nordic life science startup is carving its own route

With investors giving medtech startups the shoulder, founders turn to the stock exchange or Big Pharma to survive. Sigrid Therapeutics has found a different path.

Interview | Health | 3 Oct

Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on “unloved” medtech

The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.

Opinion | Mobility | 26 Sep

Investors in autonomous cars are heading for a crash

It's an insanely crowded space and the technology is still years from being ready: investors pouring money into autonomous driving startups are going to get burnt

Analysis | Finance | 25 Sep

You’ve heard of challenger banks, now meet the challenger lenders

"Neo-lending" platforms are on the rise, and they're already cutting into banks' biggest revenue streams.

Opinion | Policy | 16 Sep

It takes a thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurs to fail safely

Celebrating startup failure is just another Silicon Valley import. What Europe needs is to build an ecosystem where entrepreneurs can quickly bounce back.

Opinion | Artificial Intelligence | 4 Sep

Machine learning: go full stack or go home

Traditional machine learning startups building single tools have the wrong idea. Today, companies need to be full-stack to thrive.

Opinion | Coaching | 2 Sep

Why failure should not be celebrated in the startup world

More than 90% of entrepreneurial businesses in Europe will fail. That’s an appalling statistic.

Interview | Health | 23 Aug

Thriva founder Hamish Grierson tackles “the elephant in the room”

"The elephant in the room is, of course, Theranos."