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People First Series by Identifi GroupElani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB | The impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UKWelcome to episode 23 of The People First podcast. Today, we’re joined by Elani Buchan, Venture Lead at MDR LAB. We spoke about the legal tech trends that Elani finds most exciting, the importance of diversity in the industry, the impact of Brexit on legal tech companies, and startup culture in the UK. The People First podcast spotlights tech companies that champion people at the forefront of their organisation. MDR LAB runs a series of programmes aiming to launch, improve, and scale the future of legal tech. Elani talks passionately about MDR LAB and the work...2021-10-1234 min
Ascend SoundsWhy I'm Not Talking to Employers About Diversity AnymoreWhen you would meet colleagues at the watercooler, you have the opportunity to have quick conversations amongst peers; it's a space for colleagues to connect through topics where there is an obvious problem or a difficult situation that people do not want to talk about in an open environment. The Virtual Watercooler is a space to continue those hard to have conversations with a network of like-minded attendees who will have had similar experiences. In this episode, we're joined by Elani Buchan to hear more about why she is no longer talking to employers about diversity. How many research...2021-05-2729 min
Fringe LegalBuild, Buy, or Invest with Elani Buchan of MDR LabElani is a leader in building high-growth startups through streamlined operations. After earning her master's from King's College, London, and serving more than two years at the Peace Corp. Elani spent almost a decade helping emerging tech companies develop, optimize and scale their operations marketing, and people processes. Elani is now the venture program manager at MDR Lab.TopicsWhat is MDR Lab (1:55)Three different arms of MDR lab (2:33)Build vs buy - which gives you the biggest return on your investment (3:54)How does MDR decide which companies to have in the accelerator? (5:12)How the Launch...2021-04-2230 min