Dark kitchen With no restaurant attached, Deliveroo’s Roobox meets soaring demand for takeaways – without struggling to serve diners at the same time. Innovative, low-risk scaling up and out Guessed the Word? Series 3 (1/7) [photo: vaazdev]
Month: April 2017
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate The world’s most important no. Sets interest rates globally. Changes daily. Based on estimates from a group of banks worldwide, of the lowest rate at which they can borrow. Started 1969 – for the 1st time, London banker, Minos Zombanakis, got a GROUP of banks to lend $80m at a…
Asteroid mining Luxembourg hopes to join the US in claiming a legal framework guaranteeing mineral ownership rights in space. Think beyond Guessed the word? Series 3 (6/7) [photo: stefan stefancik}
Guessed the Word? Contact Us for prizes! Series 3 starts soon. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a topical business word (which may be spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as anagrams). Previous answers: Series 2 spelt N-O-I-T-Y-P-R-C-N-E = ENCRYPTION Series 1 spelt U-N-I-C-O-R-N [photo: Aaron Burden]
Ecosystem London has the world’s best fintech ecosystem, with diverse hipsters, tech startups, capitalists & large financial bodies in the same space. Co-exist, collaborate, co-evolve Guessed the word? Series 2 (1/10) [photo: visavietnam}
Nudge Google tested 41 shades of blue for advertising hyperlinks, & got $200m extra annual revenue, by choosing this hex colour #2a5db0. Psychology can help firms guide buyers in the ‘right’ direction Guessed the Word? Series 2 (2/10) [photo: BeautyColorCode]