Talent Agnostic

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We believe that great talent can be successful anywhere and that the biggest disruption happens when we look outside our immediate circle. That's why we started Talent Agnostic, a weekly podcast where we interview founders, senior operators and investors from across the industries of tomorrow to share lessons on how to build an enduring company and culture. read less

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Lessons from a x3 exited founder | Alex Pirouz, Entrepreneur and Host of Scale | EP.13

Lessons from a x3 exited founder | Alex Pirouz, Entrepreneur and Host of Scale | EP.13

This week, we feature Alex Pirouz, who has a fascinating story. He went from quitting school and experiencing business failure, to successfully building up and exiting 3 companies. He is the host of the Scale podcast and Co-Founder of Windsor Advisers, where he helps companies like Formula 1 and KPMG with their growth and expansion. We covered: - Being the best: Focus on being the best in your industry. Don't just pick an industry because you think it will be a good industry to target. Pick an area you're genuinely interested in; your goal should be to bring the best product to market and be the industry leader. - Satisfaction: It's not just about money; what type of business is ultimately going to make you happy? If you focus on selling something you're passionate about, you will find more success. - Reverse Engineering: Work your way backwards from your aims to find the path of least resistance to your goal. - Find a Mentor: Finding and bringing onboard a mentor or someone who has done it before can be crucial to your success. Check out our website for more interviews with experts in the tech market here: https://www.gig-start.com

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Lessons from a x3 exited founder | Alex Pirouz, Entrepreneur and Host of Scale | EP.13

Lessons from a x3 exited founder | Alex Pirouz, Entrepreneur and Host of Scale | EP.13

This week, we feature Alex Pirouz, who has a fascinating story. He went from quitting school and experiencing business failure, to successfully building up and exiting 3 companies. He is the host of the Scale podcast and Co-Founder of Windsor Advisers, where he helps companies like Formula 1 and KPMG with their growth and expansion. We covered: - Being the best: Focus on being the best in your industry. Don't just pick an industry because you think it will be a good industry to target. Pick an area you're genuinely interested in; your goal should be to bring the best product to market and be the industry leader. - Satisfaction: It's not just about money; what type of business is ultimately going to make you happy? If you focus on selling something you're passionate about, you will find more success. - Reverse Engineering: Work your way backwards from your aims to find the path of least resistance to your goal. - Find a Mentor: Finding and bringing onboard a mentor or someone who has done it before can be crucial to your success. Check out our website for more interviews with experts in the tech market here: https://www.gig-start.com

How to start and scale a marketplace startup | Vish Burgul, Co-Founder & CEO at Bndle | EP.12

How to start and scale a marketplace startup | Vish Burgul, Co-Founder & CEO at Bndle | EP.12

This week we sat down with Vish Burgul, Co-Founder & CEO of Bndle (an AI-powered marketplace that connects modern families with thousands of independent children's brands). We covered: - Bndle's story - what inspired him to start the business and the problem they are looking to solve - The benefits of joining an accelerator programme in the early days - How to navigate being a founder in a challenging market environment - Growth tactics for scaling a marketplace startups - solving the chicken and egg challenge problem. - The future of ecommerce and marketplaces and his top predictions for the space Check out our website for more interviews with experts in the tech market here: https://www.gig-start.com

How to build a data-driven revenue function | Jack Sims, Founding partner at Negotia | EP.11

How to build a data-driven revenue function | Jack Sims, Founding partner at Negotia | EP.11

This week we sat down with Jack Sims, Founding Partner at Negotia (a leading sales and revenue advisory consulancy focused on helping founders and VCs build best-in-class GTM strategies) We covered: - The core components of a best-in-class revenue function that delivers an ROI to investors - Key considerations when hiring your first sales leader (permanent vs fractional) - The importance of analysing your wins and losses for sales success - The benefits of a collaborative sales culture - Why accurate data is your secret weapon for accurate forecasting Check out our website for more interviews with experts in the tech market here: https://www.gig-start.com

How data can help you streamline your hiring process ǀ Mike Holmes, Head of Data Science at Provenir ǀ EP.10

How data can help you streamline your hiring process ǀ Mike Holmes, Head of Data Science at Provenir ǀ EP.10

This week we sat down with Mike Holmes, a Data Science leader in the financial services industry, who has previously worked at companies like Kriya, Virgin Money and now heads up Data at Provenir AI. We covered multiple topics including: - How to build a successful data function from scratch - How customer-facing teams like sales and marketing can work better with data teams - How data can be used to streamline and improve your hiring process and future trends in the sector

How to successfully transition away from founder-led sales ǀ Stephen Pendrell, CRO at Qudo ǀ EP.9

How to successfully transition away from founder-led sales ǀ Stephen Pendrell, CRO at Qudo ǀ EP.9

This week we sat down with Stephen Pendrell, CRO at Qudo (a leading MarTech startup). After starting his career in media sales at Ebay, he moved into the world of high growth SaaS vendors where he has held several leadership positions at early stage startups such as Adbrain, Trigg Digital and Clint where he has helped build out their sales and revenue engines. He specifically brings a wealth of experience helping startups move away for founder-led sales. We covered a whole host of topics, including: How to motivate your team during a downturn, assessing candidates for attitude and how to use creativity to break through in a noisey world.

Will we see flying cars by 20230?┃Kai-Tse Lin, Co-Founder at Bellwether Industries ┃EP.8

Will we see flying cars by 20230?┃Kai-Tse Lin, Co-Founder at Bellwether Industries ┃EP.8

This week we sat down with Kai-Tse (KT) Lin, Co-Founder at Bellwether Industries, a leading startup within the urban mobility space that is looking to create a new category of urban aircrafts (aka flying cars). With an intelligent mobility and industrial design background, he has been developing urban aircraft for years. Nominated in the Power Book 2023 by eVTOL Insights, KT is currently focusing on allocating resources globally and leading the innovative operations strategy at Bellwether to support the expansion of the business across the UK and Taiwan. Check out our website for more value! : https://www.gig-start.com

How large companies need to change their culture to survive in the AI era┃Marco Consolaro, Co-Founder of Alcor Academy┃EP.7

How large companies need to change their culture to survive in the AI era┃Marco Consolaro, Co-Founder of Alcor Academy┃EP.7

Introducing Marco Consolaro, Co-Founder of Alcor Academy and Co-Author of Agile Technical Practices Distilled. An expert in software delivery, Marco started his career as a software engineer, working both at startups like YOOX (before it merged with Net-a-Porter) and 7digital, as well as larger organisations like ITV. After a short stint as a founder, he moved into software training and co-authored the successful book: “Agile Technical Practices Distilled, A Journey toward Mastering Software Design”, which was released in 2018. He then put together his experience with startups and his training experience to productise training and formalise it, co-founding Alcor Academy. A strong proponent of instilling the right work culture, Marco’s company helps CTOs and Tech leaders to promote a Culture of Excellence by training their software engineering teams on advanced engineering practices, taking a “socio-technical” approach.

How master PR on a startup budget┃Sarah Maxwell, aka the Chief of Stuff┃EP.6

How master PR on a startup budget┃Sarah Maxwell, aka the Chief of Stuff┃EP.6

Introducing Sarah Maxwell, aka the Chief of Stuff, an entrepreneurial powerhouse and changemaker. Throughout her career Sarah has been at the forefront of industry disruption starting with iTunes until Today. Where she successfully turned around an audio software company for exit. She’s worked for multiple US presidents on their presidential campaigns and her communications strategy is so effective that Spotify and Epic Games tapped her to build an aggressive campaign against Apple and Google to reform the app stores, championing fairness and transparency in the digital marketplace.

How to use creator marketing to scale your startup┃Karla Geci, Director of Partner Marketing at Meta┃EP.5

How to use creator marketing to scale your startup┃Karla Geci, Director of Partner Marketing at Meta┃EP.5

Check out our interview with Karla Geci, former Director of International Partner Marketing at Meta, where we discuss how to use creator marketing to scale your startup.

A VC's perspective on hiring for startups and scaleups┃Shahryar Barati, Founder and Director of Project Ventures┃EP.4

A VC's perspective on hiring for startups and scaleups┃Shahryar Barati, Founder and Director of Project Ventures┃EP.4

This episode we sat down with Shahryar Barati , a Venture Capitalist , and talked about hiring for startups and scaleups from a VC perspective.

How to out-market established companies as a startup | Vanessa Buendia | EP.3

How to out-market established companies as a startup | Vanessa Buendia | EP.3

This episode we sat down with Vanessa Buendia, a high preforming CMO to discuss how to out market established companies as a startup.

How to build a high-performing tech team as a CTO | Michele Sollecito, Director of Software Engineering at Element Materials Technology | EP.2

How to build a high-performing tech team as a CTO | Michele Sollecito, Director of Software Engineering at Element Materials Technology | EP.2

In this episode we sat down with Michele Sollecito, a high preforming CTO, and talked about how to get the most out of your tech teams.

How hiring a Bid Manager can help you close more multi-year enterprise deals | Christina Carter, Enterprise Bid Manager at AWS | EP.1

How hiring a Bid Manager can help you close more multi-year enterprise deals | Christina Carter, Enterprise Bid Manager at AWS | EP.1

In this episode we sat down with Christina Carter, Senior Proposal Manager on the Big Deals team at AWS to discuss everything bid management. We covered: The key skills needed to be an effective bid managerWhen and why you should add bid management to your GTM strategyThe main differences between government and corporate bids How to build effective relationships with your target accounts to get on their radarKey KPIs to measure the success of your bid managersHow to increase your win rates to over 50%The impact of AI on Bid Management Common mistakes to avoid and how to outsmart larger competitors.