Posts tagged with 'NESTA'

A look at Nesta's 'Manifesto for the Creative Economy'

Image taken from Nesta.org.uk

Point eight of Econsultancy's Modern Marketing Manifesto (#MoMaMa) regards creative.

Last month, Nesta published its 'Manifesto for the Creative Economy', so let's take a look through this impressive publication and see where Nesta thinks we're at.

UK startups facing "unimaginable dilemma"

There are signs that the global economy may be stabilizing and recent M&A activity in the tech sector offers hope that tech will be closer to the front of the pack. But that may not be much consolation to many UK startups that are hurting for cash.

According to Jonathan Kestenbaum, CEO of the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts (NESTA), as many as 800 young companies face an "unimaginable dilemma" that threatens their survival. The cause of this dilemma: a frozen market for venture capital.