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Accordingly to CB Insights, and confirmed by our community of scaleup experts, not having the right team in place is the third reason that most scaleups fail. Alan Furley, VenturePath ScaleUp Expert, shares 7 principles and considerations to help founders make better hiring decisions. → Transparency is key → Act with empathy → Develop a strong employer brand → Consider your candidate experience → Focus on inclusion and diversity → Proactively ask for feedback  → Review your hiring process What are some of the principles you live by when it comes to building your team and company culture?

How to Attract Talent and Co-founders Making the right decision for your next hire can be a daunting task. Learn insights about how to position yourself as an attractive employer to identify the right talent for your team. Hosted by Jessica Kaing, Techstars Pipeline Manager and Marius Ciocirlan, Managing Director of the Techstars Seattle Accelerator.

🚀 Let me share some insights on attracting top talent and co-founders! 💼 Building a successful venture starts with assembling the right team, and that’s no small feat. It’s not just about finding people to fill roles; it’s about finding those who share your vision and can help turn it into reality. 🌟 Let’s explore strategies to become an irresistible employer and co-founder magnet. It’s not just about the salary; it’s about creating an environment where creativity flourishes, innovation thrives, and growth is constant. 🤝 I’m thrilled to learn from industry experts Jessica Kaing, Techstars Pipeline Manager, and Marius Ciocirlan, Managing Director of the Techstars Seattle Accelerator. Their experience and wisdom are sure to provide valuable insights. Let’s connect, learn, and level up together! 🚀💡 #TalentAcquisition #StartupLife #entrepreneurship #linkedin

A peek behind the curtain. Sharing our strategies, tools, and tactics with you. Whether you are the talent access function in a large strategic, emerging tech startup, or lead a search firm. We have done it different. Over the past 3 decades, The Mullings Group has developed advanced strategies for engaging top talent for our client / partner companies. We have also developed strategies for individuals who are looking for their next role in the marketplace and how to get access to the decision-makers in their industry and best present themselves and get in front of the key hiring managers. We will be sharing a program that explores the tactics, processes, use of media, marketing tools, and unique ways to engage with companies and the top talent in your market. Enjoy the short "mashup" below. :)

It's now been a full decade since I had a W2 wage and a "real job." Life as a founder means being a high-cadence problem-solver every single day. Some days are not fun, and you don't want to deal with it, but you must. At Everywhere Ventures some of the things we look for in founders are: 🏃♂️ "Fast" characteristics, i.e. high energy, cadence 🔜 Are you solving something in 2 hours, not 2 days, not 2 weeks 💪 Grit, perseverance, resilience ⚖ Deep authenticity, a "why" that validates your commitment #venturecapital #founders #preseed Jenny Fielding, Conor Harbeck, Eileen McRae

Another fantastic founders event last night! Thanks to Lucile CORNET, Jamie Moore, and Greg Marsh for speaking and sharing insights on the journey founders go through to exit. And thanks to Ross Summers and the Adaptor team for hosting. Some fun points and takeaways 💭 Having the right legal team makes a huge difference, and an experienced firm may be more expensive but they will save costs by mitigating errors. 💭Networking is key. Relationships you formed 5 years ago could be the catalyst for your exit. 💭The faster-growing or more successful companies are more open to accepting help. 💭The board-investor dynamic is very tough to balance. Harder still with the wrong people. Make sure you partner with the right people as once they're in - they're hard to get out. 💭How you hire, and who you hire, are vital to the success of the business.

Not quite a conventional start to the new year. Last Monday marked a significant transition at Pitch, parting ways with over 2/3 of our remarkable colleagues. If you’re hiring, please get in touch with our talented alumni. Simultaneously, we sealed what I consider a historic deal with our investors. Rewind three years to the peak of Covid when Pitch was probably one of the most hyped startup in Europe and secured over €110M in 4 financing rounds from reputable investors like Thrive, Index, and Lakestar. Fueled by a visionary mission and substantial funding, we built a robust business with a standout product and an exceptional team. However, navigating the high expectations and VC dynamics proved challenging. In response to adverse market conditions driven by various geopolitical crises, we recognized the need for a reset to enhance Pitch's chances of success. Collaborating with our board and investors, we agreed to a deal involving a significant capital return, regaining control over our cap table, and resetting liquidation preferences to a pre-COVID seed/ series A level. While we acknowledge we won't rival giants like Google or Microsoft soon, we've now created an environment with an amazing outstanding product, a solid revenue trajectory, a lean, motivated team, and a clear path to profitability. Albeit on a different scale, our strategic reset positions the company to considerably enhance the likelihood of founders and our employees, both current and former, profiting from a future exit. Despite the emotional ride and workload of recent days, I'm proud to have driven this deal and thus hopefully to have contributed to the kick off of steering Pitch towards a brighter future. Let's see what 2024 brings.

Who’s up for a life changing venture? Here’s a little taster of what is coming next week. I’m very excited…..if you read this and feel excited/intrigued and can’t wait to find out more contact myself or Sam Jenkinson to get the “inside scoop” #workingintandem #businessventure #recruitment

... 'if you do this well, then you can be incredibly successful' What is Kevin Sieck, Senior Director at C3 AI talking about? We all want to know the key to success, right? Find out in our expert interview, jump to page 7 to find out👇 

“The great founders are frugal. They understand that the money needs to be used precisely for certain areas. Many of the most successful founders begin with no salary at all… If you’re not prepared to live that, you don’t really understand what being a founder is like.” – Eric Schmidt One of our core principles at Genesis is to be extremely cost-conscious about spend. This cost-consciousness pervades our organization, and is a big part of how we're able to do what we can do. I'd recommend watching this Eric Schmidt interview clip in full – it's a great one, with simple but powerful insights.