@ForStartupsLtd

Helping B2B founders build sales teams. #sales #strategy #hiring #capital

 London, England
forstartups.uk
Joined April 2020
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"To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like." -Mike Gafka #thoughtstosellby
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Mobeus@mobeusequity17 Jun 2020
Very pleased to lead a £4m investment into @MyTutor, the leading platform for online, interactive one-to-one tuition for secondary school-aged pupils. Funding will help meet growing demand, not least as a result of major disruptions from COVID-19 mobeus.co.uk/news/online-tui…
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MMC@MMC_Ventures18 Nov 2019
We're very excited to announce our new £100 million fund this morning! Our #ScaleUp Fund means we can build longer-term partnerships with the brilliant entrepreneurs we back, doubling down on our commitment to their journey techcrunch.com/2019/11/18/mm… via @sohear

MMC Ventures outs new £100M 'Scale Up' fund to double-down on its portfolio at the later stage |...

MMC Ventures, the London-based VC that typically invests at seed and Series A via the various funds it manages, has launched a new £100 million "Scale Up"

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Max Roser
@MaxCRoser6 Jun 2020
There was no difference in the speed of the outbreak between Italy and the US. The difference – which is leading to the rapidly rising death toll in the US – is that European countries achieved a much faster decline of the outbreak. [source ourworldindata.org/coronavir…]
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It is easier to add new people to old processes than new processes to old people. Who is building their processes out during COVID19?
Why founders benefit from sales experience before they begin their venture: linkedin.com/pulse/3-reasons… #founderstip #WednesdayWisdom #startups #Sales

3 Reasons Why Sales Should Be Your First Job

“I’m an introvert, I wouldn't make it in sales”, “I’m an artist, not a sales person”, “I hate sales people”, or “I hate manipulation”. These are common replies to the question, “why don’t you work in...

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I just got banned from a chat on Reddit, anyone know how to convince them I’m a good person and let me back in?
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Build a business where your team won’t just let anyone in.
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Aaron Levie
@levie10 May 2020
The “best time” to do a startup is when you have a better solution for an important problem, often catalyzed by a big change in the world. That can be economic change. The launch of the iPhone. The growth of the web. New social norms. Changes to workstyles. That’s what matters.
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You only experience two emotions when running a startup: euphoria and terror. I’ve heard lack of sleep enhances both.
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VCs are still making deals.
Venture Capital Journal@VCJournal9 May 2020
FTV leads $98m growth investment in venture-backed UK Pet insurer: #VentureCapital venturecapitaljournal.com/ft…

FTV leads $98m growth investment in venture-backed UK pet insurer Bought By Many

The London start-up has seen its sales of its cat and dog policies grow by more than 150 percent over the last year, according to the investor.

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Have you listened yet? Great insights from hiring to scaling!
Alexandra (Ali) Baker@Alexandrakbaker5 May 2020
Once you get over how fast I speak I hope there’s a few valuable points in there for you :)
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Asia saw a 30% drop in venture deal count during Q1 dlvr.it/RTz0zn
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"Knowledge without action is like gold resting in the darkness of the mine." -Anonymous #thoughtstosellby
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Honored to be asked to speak with Jeff Riseley and the Sales Health Institute on my experience with mental health in the crazy profession of sales. Thank you also to my former boss and mentor @LeadersFeed for getting me through i…lnkd.in/djczU_Q lnkd.in/dJn8FSm

How the Founder of Sales for Startups Manages Mental Health in Sales | Alexandra Baker

Honored to be asked to speak with Jeff Riseley and the Sales Health Institute on my experience with mental health in the crazy profession of sales. Thank you also to my former boss and mentor Nathan...

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Thankful for businesses like @MyTutor who are making sure students have access to the best tutors from home. #ThankfulThursday
MyTutor@MyTutor11 Apr 2019
We're really proud to be working with over 350 schools and biggest MATs in the country to boost students' confidence and progress...take a sneak peak at how we're doing it! 👨‍🎓💻🙌 #edtech #learning #education #gcse2019 #pupilpremium
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Congratulations to Corentin and his incredible team at Bird.i for all their hard work. Pushing the limits of innovation since day 1! @HanleyWood @hibirdi hanleywood.com/press-room/ha…
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One of our clients posted about us in a WhatsApp group of founders, resulting in three enquiries within 24 hours 🙏🙏🙏 #ThankYouThursday #bestclients #forstartups
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Paolo Cellini@cellinip16 Apr 2020
Approaching diversity and inclusion with start-up tech - Venture Capital Journal nzzl.us/UZICXyz via @nuzzel thanks @VCJournal
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Q1 venture numbers don't show the impact of covid-19 just yet: #VentureCapital venturecapitaljournal.com/q1…

Q1 VC activity has yet to reflect the impact of covid-19 downturn

VC dealmaking remained robust during the first three months of the year, but this trend is likely already reversing, according to the latest report from PitchBook and NVCA.

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