Gemma Lingham headed to Google Campus to understand investors’ thoughts when it comes to the newest tech buzzword, ‘PropTech’ Healthtech, cleantech, fintech… it’s about time property got a ‘tech’, right? Well, the latter has existed alongside property for around eight years now, since the inaugural rise of Airbnb. However, with Zoopla becoming practically mainstream in the … [Read more...] about PropTech: laying the foundations
Archives for February 2016
The Financial Benefits of Leasing Your Car
For many of us, our car is easily one of our biggest outgoings and though in a lot of cases we can’t simply eradicate the need for them, we can find ways to make getting our hands on one more affordable, with leasing becoming an increasingly popular and appealing method. What is car leasing? Leasing a car is essentially a form of long-term rental. You pay a … [Read more...] about The Financial Benefits of Leasing Your Car
Islamic Banking – The Future Ahead
Image source: YouTube At the tail-end of 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron first unveiled his plans to transform London into a "capital for Islamic finance"(1). He kickstarted his campaign by announcing an Islamic index on the London Stock Exchange and making Britain the first non-Islamic country in the world to offer Islamic government bonds. For those on the … [Read more...] about Islamic Banking – The Future Ahead
6 myths and silly legends about online shopping busted!
Shopping online for some people is pretty scary in general. Moreover, a few existing myths and pretty unreal legends about online shopping are not helping those people overcome some imaginable boundaries either; that actually keep them away from the beautiful world of e-shopping. If you are one of such people, or if you tried online shopping and got disappointed, today I am … [Read more...] about 6 myths and silly legends about online shopping busted!
How to lead when you are not the leader
We continue to be in the grip of a global leadership crisis. It is the sort of crisis that we, human beings, seem deeply ill equipped to respond to. For example we struggle to see the leadership problem clearly enough or acknowledge that solutions are embedded in complexity to such a degree that the crisis requires us to reframe lots of deeply held but largely unexamined … [Read more...] about How to lead when you are not the leader