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Unicorn or donkey? How accelerators and venture builders identify the best tech startups

22 February 2018 • 10 min read

Most startups fail. We examine the secrets of the ones that survive and thrive

Tech startups are ten a penny, sprouting up in response to advances in technologies such as Blockchain and AI. Many vanish as quickly as they arrived leaving nothing but a hastily written white pa...

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The UK Government needs to improve its approach to data literacy, focusing on consistency and distinctions between other skills, according to a new report by the Open Data Institute.

20 April 2022 • 2 min read

Beyond the Spark #8 - Adam Hildreth, CEO and founder, Crisp: 'AI is fast and cost-effective, but it needs humans in the background'

Adam Hildreth of online safety and reputational defence firm Crisp takes the 'Beyond the Spark' hotseat and discusses his organisation's journey from an idea born out of the first company he founded with a group of friends at the age of 14

14 June 2021 • 1 min read