Following this week's TableCrowd dinner with Mark Hardy, CMO of Viber, and Jules McKeen of The Talent Business, this post explains how to hire the right people for your start-up to make your business become a 'talent magnet'. Here are Mark and Jules' top tips: Make sure the person fits. Don't compromise just because they fit the culture; they must fit both the culture, and the job spec. Get people excited ...
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Our TableCrowd diners were treated to two splendiferous dinners this week at Aubaine and Tom's Kitchen, in St Katherine's Dock. Mark Hardy, CMO of Viber, was our speaker on Tuesday night, along with Jules McKeen, Head of Marketing Practice at The Talent Business, who shared with us their tips for start-ups looking to attract the best talent they can afford. Guillaume Taurignan from investment bank, Jefferies, joined us on Wednesday night for ...
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It's pretty shocking that we find ourselves finalising the last week of dinners for TableCrowd in 2015. Where has this year gone?! As December gets pretty hectic with Christmas parties galore, we're winding down a little and getting ready to bring an eclectic array of dinners just for you, starting in January next year. Until then, we strongly recommend booking on these last three beauties to finish your 2015 TableCrowd ...
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Georgie Cole, founder of Sheerluxe, imparted her sound advice at our recent women's only dinner on being a successful leader. Here are her top 15 things to bear in mind: Encourage people to learn from each other Create a nice environment to work in Nurture your team and take time out of the office Learn to delegate or you will never get the time needed for the bigger picture Dress ...
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This week's dinner topics looked at marketing and how to build a successful digital agency, as well as being a successful leader with the founder of Sheerluxe at our ladies only dinner. We were pleased to welcome The Happenstance as one of our new venues, part of the Drake and Morgan restaurant group. Read on to find out what happened at dinner this week. Building a successful digital agency What is ...
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Making your company a 'Talent Magnet' before everyone knows who you are Like any business, startups need to attract the best talent they can afford, in each and every discipline in order to make waves in their marketplace. This is particularly important when scaling up. Brands like Apple, Google, AirBNB and Burberry are of course talent magnets, and that’s all very good if you’re a multinational who’s invested in building a ...
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We were over at Obicà this week to have dinner and drinks with Andrei Brasoveanu, from Accel Partners. With over 30 years of experience in the field of start-ups, Accel Partners has a long history of partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and Andrei himself has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful companies focusing on software, data and fintech businesses. Our guests were treated to a discussion about what investors seek in new companies who ...
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This week's dinners are all about being successful. Whether it's as an individual or as a business entity, success is the driving force behind the ambitious. So head to Aubaine on Tuesday night, to get the inside scoop on building a successful digital agency, then skip over to The Happenstance on Wednesday (if you're female that is - sorry guys!) and hear the founder of Sheerluxe talk about the path ...
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Following this week's dinner with Cate Trotter from Insider Trends, this post delves into the *future* to see what the world of retail will be like in 5 years time. Grab your hover boards! Cate's key trends for the future of retail All superfluity will be removed from the consumer journey; e.g. going to a shop and finding that the item that you wanted isn't in stock. Minimising returns. Companies like M and ...
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This week, we were over at Jamie's Italian with our speaker Cate Trotter,and guests, to discuss the future of retail. Cate started Insider Trends, who help global brands create world-leading and profitable retail ecosystems. Her client list includes Marks and Spencer, Chanel, Unilever, Absolut Vodka and more, so it was fantastic that we were lucky enough to hear her speak this week at a TableCrowd dinner about what lies ahead ...
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