The real reason boutique gyms are going from strength to strength
From heavy HIIT classes to spinning sessions, there is seemingly no end to boutique gym chains’ offerings. But the question is if they’ll survive past the “golden age of fitness”
Love at first swipe: How niche dating apps have found a place in the hearts of singletons
First came online dating, then dating apps and now niche dating apps are rising in popularity to help singles find their match. So it begs the question, will these themed upstarts steal market share from the more generic but giant counterparts?
Why technology has become a chic fabric in the fashion sector
From accelerators to investment opportunities, the world of fashion seems to be having a renaissance, so we’ve heard from industry startups to find out what’s really going on in the sector
Deepfake video seemingly showing Obama insult Trump underpins tech risks in the age of alternative facts
After deepfake technology was used to realistically impose celebrities’ faces on porn actors’ bodies, the new video by Jordan Peele is a sober reminder that the problem has not gone away. But maybe startups could help.
Female founders are dominating the sextech sector despite facing serious funding issues
Female founders are breaking the sex taboo. But before British entrepreneurs can spearhead the worldwide sextech revolution, they must beef up their cybersecurity and overcome VCs’ reluctancy to invest
These nine missed opportunities cost companies billions. Learn from their mistakes
It’s inevitable to make mistakes in business but at least you can learn from the missed chances from these corporate heads that cost them billions of dollars and perennial regret
Five of the most epic US startup failures
A considerable amount of SMEs fail during the first couple of years but here are some of the most emblematic, and somewhat astonishing, cases of startup failure that entrepreneurs can learn from.
The great British fake-off: how startups are fighting fake news
Fake news has emerged as a major threat to democracies. Now startups are stepping up to shield people from lies on the web
