Last Friday, Deliveroo's "1,000ft" restaurant took off. It was a fun PR stunt; it was also a sign of what happens when startups are high on too much VC cash.
Ynsect CEO Antoine Hubert on entrepreneurship & edible insects
Forget business school, being in a band is the best training for being an entrepreneur the founder of the insect-farming startup tells Sifted over lunch.
Online grocer Farmdrop is great at serving staff, and customers, fresh sustainably-sourced food. Until recently, though, it wasn't so good at making money.
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