VC in London, passionate about science, tech and all things automotive
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Delighted to announce the launch of Harmonic Security today @harmonicsec with $7m of funding. On to the next chapter! :
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As we continue to career in a perpetual state of unknown toward a potential exit from Europe, it’s worth reflecting on how the current state of affairs might actually be benefitting our health! Over the past two decades our intolerance to uncertainty has…lnkd.in/gjBUVqC
"Scaling is a multi-stage process, it just can’t be achieved in one leap." Here @philipflay outlines three stages of scaling that will help determine the growth/scaling strategy of a company going forward.
#scalingup #startup bit.ly/33jU7mn
What are the top 5 pitfalls that CEOs fall into?
Pete Daffern, Tech leader, points them out.
#tech #CEO #leadership bit.ly/2zYWKNY
Scaling a startup is stressful. It's time to be as frank about mental well-being as physical health.
#startup #mentalhealth bit.ly/33qvg1c
"In the last 24 months one in three of our investments has been a female led company, so we now have a pool of ambassadors and people who look to us and see us as a source of support," Zoe Chambers.
#diversity #vc #changetheratio bbc.in/30te5cX
@virginmedia 1hr 18 on the phone and still counting! Never have I tried so hard and now wanted so much to cancel! #fail
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Have been on the phone with @virginmedia now for 1 hour trying to cancel my account. Have spoken to 7 different agents! Customer “service” is a joke #fail
The world has changed. The world of #sales & #marketing has definitely changed. But some are still not getting it right. Why not? Read more insights from Octopus Ventures venture partner Pete Daffern here: ow.ly/10mN30mTmrX
Question the Questions brings together the best practices, tools & insights from local experts & those who have tried, failed, succeeded & thrived in the US. We are excited to launch this new multi-series report help European comp…lnkd.in/gT7vKq3 ow.ly/aGEC30mGNFc
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If the thought of relocating to America for work sounds daunting, you're not alone. Several portfolio companies (26 & counting!) have already done it. Octopus Ventures investor Zoe Chambers shares some CEO's favorite tips, culture hacks, useful apps, & mo…lnkd.in/g-_Jyph
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“Money’s a terrible reason to be a CEO”. Why? Because it’s short term. Jeff Miller, CEO of Documentum, knows all about the day to day pressures faced by high-performing leaders. Read more insights about #motivation from Octopus V…lnkd.in/gvVTfus ow.ly/w6sf30msKwJ
Staying open, accessible & grounded can be hard for a busy CEO. In Octopus Ventures’ second report of our annual West Coast Summit: ow.ly/de0p30mnnSZ, we take a look at the opinions of top CEOs on one of their most limited resource, #time lnkd.in/gnefJPD
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"Identifying then #communicating the vision until it’s embedded in the DNA of every company member takes a special kind of #leader." Learn about one set of takeaways that @Jo Oliver, partner at Octopus Ventures, took from this year's CEO Summit: ow.ly/EULQ30mhXpb
Octopus Ventures has a new internal architecture, designed to discover & attract the next generation of pioneering #entrepreneurs better than ever before. Learn more about our three pods: ow.ly/J60X30mhXDO
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Building out your company's team will at some point require the support of external recruiters. Tosin Agbabiaka of Octopus Ventures discusses the value of external recruiters, when to hire them, & more: ow.ly/QNH130mbwNJ #hiring #recruiting lnkd.in/gtvavG7
