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Building a startup is like building a house
Imagine, if you will, a contractor who approaches you with a gleam in their eye and a plan so vague it might as well be written in invisible ink. “Trust me,” they say, “I’ll work on your house for three months. I’ll spend 30% of the money on plumbing, 30% on framing and building the
Building Meaningful Relationships Between Designers and Contractors
By Susan Hayward and Jillian Hayward SchaibleSince the worlds of construction and design are so closely intertwined, the collaboration between those two disciplines is an artform that when mastered, can provide benefits to the involved teams and a given project’s end-user. Over the years, with multiple partnerships on different projects, we have perfected the balance
Building momentum against diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria
Abuja ‒ When his seven-year-old brother Jubrin was diagnosed with diphtheria in July 2023, Aminu Dayyabu Alharini had never heard of the disease, the latest outbreak of which has claimed more than 500 lives in Nigeria. Following the diagnosis, Jubrin was immediately transferred from the health facility near their home in Alharini settlement, in Kano
Building a digital hospital from scratch
Cleveland Clinic London is the private non-profit healthcare organisation's latest fully digital international hospital branch to open in 2022. Gareth Sherlock, former CIO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and London, detailed their journey – doubling down on their experience in setting up its IT systems and services from scratch – in the keynote session, "Building
AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine
At an old biscuit factory in South London, giant mixers and industrial ovens have been replaced by robotic arms, incubators, and DNA sequencing machines. James Field and his company LabGenius aren’t making sweet treats; they’re cooking up a revolutionary, AI-powered approach to engineering new medical antibodies.In nature, antibodies are the body’s response to disease and
The curiousness of building inspector liability
Rico Wojtulewicz is head of housing and planning policy at the National Federation of BuildersAfter several years of the government inventing penalty taxes to convince voters that developers are the least innocent in their ‘hierarchy of innocent parties’, a letter from building safety minister Lee Rowley MP to Camden Council leader Georgia Gould may hint
What You Need to Know About Building a Small Business Advisory Board (and Why You Need One)
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Small business owners these days have a lot on their minds — and too much on their plates. Sky-high borrowing costs, corrosive inflation, a slowing economy and tighter credit conditions are keeping them on edge.Along with your entrepreneurial cohort, you're probably working overtime, redoubling efforts to drive
15 founders building solutions to look out for in 2023
According to this report by the United Nations, Africa’s sustainable growth is heavily dependent on how well Africans can use tools like technology to fight multidimensional vulnerabilities. People all across the continent are taking their experience, skills, and network, and using them to build purpose-driven solutions for the continent. From Aisha Husseini, who is making
One dead in fire at building in Ottawa’s south end
Published Apr 02, 2023 • Last updated Apr 02, 2023 • 3 minute read Ottawa Fire Services at scene of fatal fire on First Line Rd. Sunday, April 2, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Cory Hilliard had just headed to bed early Sunday morning after watching a late movie with his girlfriend and adult