Properly onboarding new team members not only increases morale in new hires and increases team fit, but also yields better productivity in the team more quickly than an unstructured process. Careful planning and thought, as well as company size- and stage-tailored methods, are prerequisites, and adaptation and constant evolution in…

Over the past 6 months, I’ve witnessed several founder relationships and several inter-company relationships fall apart for one reason: delaying a possibly adversarial conversation that needed to happen. …

There are many great books and courses on leadership, self-development, managing small teams, but they all revolve around one key point of evolution: You. For any progress you expect your organisation or division to make, it begins with you. You have to be willing to change. You have to be…

Blog post written by Seedcamp Venture Partner, Andy Budd, with support from Carlos Espinal, and edited by several guest editors. Tech founders generally start a company because they have a vision for a new product; a product that will solve some meaningful problem at scale. They’ll set that vision, assemble…

With growth being such an important metric for a company post-fundraise, it is of no surprise that one of the very first questions that arises after raising money is how to spend it, both in terms of people but also in customer acquisition. As most small companies have the founding…

Working with External Recruiters and Firms One of the biggest challenges founders are facing more and more is hiring fast and hiring well. To achieve this it isn’t uncommon to both bring a talent function in house, but also, in tandem, to work with external recruitment firms. Working with these…

As a founder, there will come a time when you’ll have to hire someone more senior/experienced than you, whether it be simply a function of age, or experience, it is important to keep in mind that setting up your new colleague for success is critical for you to get the…

Ok, probably dramatising it a bit here, but now that I have your attention… Cap Tables are more important than sometimes people give them credit for. They are the ledger of value in the company you’ve built, but they are often neglected and updated last minute or relegated to a…

This blog post was written in collaboration between Devin Hunt, David Mytton, and the fearless editing of Nelson Casata I recently caught up with a long time friend, co-founder of Lyst, and Venture Partner at Seedcamp Devin Hunt about his view on the role of Product Manager. What followed was…