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Connor Keppel retweeted
🏆 Last night, Herdwatch was named Agri Innovator of the Year at the @FarmersGuardian #BritishFarmingAwards #BFA for Herd Intelligence, our AI-powered farm assistant. 🏆
It’s an honour to receive this recognition — but even more inspiring, is the incredible uptake we’ve seen since its launch.
Some amazing stuff is coming. This will be a game-changer for farmers.
We are days away from launching Herdi, an AI truly built for farmers.
Herdwatch customers will be able to ask “How many cows calved last March?” to “What’s the average calving interval in my herd?” - and watch as Herdi delivers the answer in seconds.
This innovation will also deliver opportunities across our other products in the future, including our enterprise suite.
Read more about how the team is leading the way in Agri for AI.
agriland.ie/farming-news/the…
Must read. Heart attacks (probably) don’t happen for the reasons you think they do. And you may not be ‘fine’
Fewer than 250 employees? Then this applies:
🚨 Mediocre performers leave when you hire more A-players.
🚨 A-players leave when you hire more mediocre performers.
If you’re serious about building a high-performing team and organisation, avoid these common traps:
#Leadership #Startups #ScaleUps #Hiring #TeamCulture #APlayers #SaaS #Execution
2. Worrying about “rocking the boat.”
Yes, cultural alignment matters. But if you’re afraid a strong hire might shake things up, ask yourself:
Is the issue really the hire—or the boat?
Progress comes from people who raise the bar, not protect the status quo.
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3. Thinking you’re a family.
You’re not. You’re a team.
Families support unconditionally. Teams earn their place and play to win.
Your job is to create an environment where great people can do great work—and to be honest when someone’s not in the right role or mindset to thrive.
That’s not harsh. That’s how high standards are maintained.
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If you want to scale, build a team your best people want to stay on.
Don’t like politics? Don’t join a corporate.
Don’t like hard work? Don’t join a scale-up.
Don’t like ambiguity and constant change? Don’t join a start-up.
Don’t like low pay and high pressure? Don’t launch your own business.
Don’t like process? Don’t join anything post-Series B.
Don’t like failure? Don’t join anything pre-Product-Market Fit.
Don’t like meetings? Don’t join… well, any of them! 😂
Connor Keppel retweeted
The mediocre quit when you bring in a great boss
The great quit when you bring in a mediocre boss
