Thursday 29 June 2017

My podcast with AWS Startup Stories about hiring for startups

On June 23rd, 2017 AWS released the final podcast in a 6 episode series titled AWS Startup Stories. The series of podcasts cover a range of topics from startup fundraising (Crowdcube, LocalGlobe) to scaling a startup (Monzo, Starling Bank, Once dating app) and growing and retaining a team (Makers Academy, Yoyo Wallet).

In episode 6 Will Bentinck, Head of Careers at Makers Academy and myself, VP Engineering at Yoyo Wallet discuss the ins and outs of hiring for startups and how to retain talent long-term. The 30 minute podcast was hosted by Darren Mowry, Head of Startup Business Development and Venture Capital at AWS EMEA.