Netflix Remember free-to-air TV? With adverts? And guides? And fixed air times? With the boom in streaming services over the past five or so years, appointment viewing like that almost seems quaint. Today, millions of us pay modest monthly fees for access to on-demand digital libraries stuffed with thousands of movies and series available to […]
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We’ve all heard the stories of startup founders evolving from do-gooder entrepreneurs to power hungry, obsessive and abusive CEOs in so many tech companies and startups it all becomes a little numbing, as if the transformation is acceptable and even warranted if you want a company to survive. Many believe it’s ok for staff to […]
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Have you ever wondered why it’s so expensive to hire a camper van for the weekend? Wouldn’t it be a fantastic idea if, for a fraction of the price, you could borrow your neighbours motorhome thats been sat unused on his driveway for the last 6 months? Well, so has Martijn Peeters, founder of the […]
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Yesterday, the We Company pushed out CEO and cofounder Adam Neumann to try and save itself. Neumann, who remains non-executive chairman and We’s largest individual shareholder, told employees in an all-staff memo Tuesday that “our business has never been stronger, but since the announcement of our IPO, too much of the focus has been placed […]
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‘Cool is not a reason for a new bank. Control is,’ reads a new advert for the Berlin-based digital startup bank N26. Plastered across London’s transport network, does the ad, one of a series they’ve rolled out, intentionally cast shade in the direction of its coral pink competitor, Monzo? Such online, branchless services claim to […]
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Paris-based business incubator Station F – which calls itself the largest ‘startup campus’ in the world – will start offering co-living leases later this year. In preparation, it’s currently hiring a community manager to help new tenants settle in. The job description offers an interesting insight into what this role entails. Take a look at the […]
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Unlike James Bond our mornings don’t consist of sitting in the bath, reading papers, on the phone and leisurely taking out time. Well for some they might. But how did you spend your commute this morning? It can be strange, being squashed up on a bus or train for up to an hour every morning, […]
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