Innovating in zeros: How do disruptive businesses best the competition? December 20, 2017 “No one really thought it was going to work but, actually, it went okay.” That is how Jonas Kjellberg, entrepreneur and investor, described the sentiment around one of his most famous ventures — Skype. Kjellberg has always been interested in disrupting traditional systems, and he recalled some of his business successes and failures at [...]
Eric Ries Q&A: The Startup Way author on why we should see entrepreneurship as a corporate capability December 18, 2017 Blogger and author Eric Ries is a celebrity in the startup world for his first book, The Lean Startup, which was published in 2011. Now Ries is applying the principles of entrepreneurship and his “lean” movement to traditional companies and civic institutions in his new book, The Startup Way. Advocating for a shift in the [...]
Fitness advice: Why “toning up” should be struck from your list of health goals December 12, 2017 With 2018 rapidly approaching, this is the time of year people start to think about getting in shape and burning off the calories piled on over Christmas. The reason so many fail is that they don’t really understand what their goals are, which means the hard work and sacrifices don’t yield tangible results. The term [...]
Just Eat has created a magic wand for ordering takeaway food December 8, 2017 The new must-have gadget to show off to friends is here. Forget the Alexa or the Apple Watch, because Just Eat has today launched a trial of a magic wand for ordering takeaways. The suspiciously elongated gadget is the latest addition to the crowded British mantlepiece, and will enable users to order Chinese with the [...]
Bitcoin mining explained: How it works, how much energy it uses and what needs to be fixed December 7, 2017 All eyes are on bitcoin at the moment. The cryptocurrency has staged a meteoric rise in 2017 that has attracted new investors, but, for many, question marks still surround bitcoin and the technology behind it. With recent reports pointing to the high energy cost associated with mining, the process used to create bitcoin, is there [...]
Bitcoin mining explained: How does it work? Why does it use so much energy? Is there any way to fix it? December 7, 2017 All eyes are on bitcoin at the moment. The cryptocurrency has staged a meteoric rise in 2017 that has attracted new investors, but, for many, question marks still surround bitcoin and the technology behind it. With recent reports pointing to the high energy cost associated with mining, the process used to create bitcoin, is there [...]
Arlberg becomes Austria’s largest ski area thanks to a newly opened £37.5m cable-car system. We take it for a test drive. December 1, 2017 As I pulled up outside my hotel in Lech, a very overweight fox ambled across the road in front of our coach. I took it as a sign of good things to come. I were in Lech to enjoy some early season skiing and although the Alps had experienced one of the lowest December snowfalls [...]
Just Eat faces a tall order – it needs to keep delivering for its investors if it’s to be number one in the £9.9bn takeaway sector December 1, 2017 Just Eat delivered more than just takeaways last month. It not only set a new Guinness world record for the largest human image of a pizza but also received the green light to gobble up rival Hungryhouse. But the cherry on the cake for Just Eat was joining the FTSE 100 this week with a [...]
Fitness advice: Personal trainer Harry Thomas tackles the myths surrounding the least important meal of the day November 28, 2017 Let’s talk about breakfast. Famously said to be the most important meal of the day, the truth is that breakfast not as crucial as you might think. In fact, there are a tonne of misconceptions surrounding the morning meal. For example, while it’s commonly said that eating early in the day boosts the metabolism, [...]
Crowdfunding round on Seedrs launches for London’s latest meal delivery startup Independence Market, to rival Hello Fresh and Blue Apron November 27, 2017 Today sees the launch of London’s latest meal delivery startup, Independence Market, on crowdfunding platform Seedrs. But this business – described by its founder as “Amazon meets Avon” – is not just another Hello Fresh, Blue Apron or Graze replicant. With Independence Market, Rob Hocking – a teaching fellow at Oxford University’s Said Business School, [...]