Why should I come?

Have you ever asked these questions?

• How do you scale your business fast but in the right direction?
• How do you keep your culture in a Superfast world?

These questions are some of the most commonly asked, particularly in fast-growing startups chasing the coveted Unicorn status and beyond.

Unpick these questions and many more with Sophie Devonshire, CEO at The Caffeine Partnership, veteran consulting leadership coach and personal mentor to many successful startups (and innovative corporates) including some of the most prominent pre-IPO titans, who has just launched her latest book Superfast: Lead at Speed.

Sophie will be chairing a panel of industry luminaries including,

• Omid Ashtari - President @ Citymapper / ex-MD Europe @ Foursquare / ex-BD @ Google / Business Advisor @ Mayor of London
  
• Kate Burns - Venture Partner @ Hambro Perks / ex-GM Europe @ BuzzFeed / ex CEO & SVP @ AOL / ex MD Google
• Limvirak Chea - CEO @ Fixter / ex-VP Business Development @ Eventbrite / ex-Director Business Development @ InMobi /ex-Principal New Business @ Google
• Greg Jackson - Founder & CEO @ Octopus Energy
• Tamara Rajah - Founder & CEO @ Live Better With / Partner @ McKinsey
• Freddie Blackett - Co-Founder & CEO @ Patch
• Phil Hewinson - Head of Revenue @ Monzo / ex-Head of Audience Network @ Facebook / Founder & CEO @ Projected Games

Just after raising a round, it looks like your startup should have it all together: there’s plenty of money, a product that more or less meets customer needs, and a coherent strategy that convinced the investors—and maybe you too—that you have a billion-dollar future.

But over and over again, during this scale-up phase, companies lose their focus and fail to grow-up. This panel consists of a cross-section of those that have seen the scale-up phase in some of the most exciting companies on the planet and those who are in the middle of that phase in the most exciting companies of tomorrow. Do not miss this chance to hear it from them, and Sophie, and learn how to grow up, without slowing up.

Great for:

Anyone who's just raised money or any startup leader struggling with scaling and looking for some perspective and strategies to fix things.

The Paws Touch:

As part of our company mission to help animals in need, all ticket donations will be donated to Guide Dogs.

Time:

18:30: Cruise over to the Paws Pad, stroke some dogs and get a drink

19:00 / 19:15 - 20:00: Talk + Q&A

20:00 - 22:00: More drinks, networking, and dogs