Launching in a few weeks - our take on simplicity and hiring for startups
We’re launching something new on 25 September. It’s called BuiltByFew. On the surface, it’s a job board for UK startups. But really, it’s about fixing the broken parts of hiring when you're early-stage. If you’ve ever tried to hire for a startup, you’ll know: £200 just to post a job (or even £400+ a month) Pay per click models (for jobs, really?) Recruiter spam and irrelevant CVs A terrible...
Keeping up with AI - the only way to survive?
Im going to be honest here - I had a little breakdown a while ago after I happily and very excitedly watched a friend explain his job to me. He is a AI only designer for a large agency. After the call I couldnt believe what I had seen... it was so far beyond my experiences with Midjourney and Chatgpt, then after about 24/48 hours my brain started going nuts and the reality set in with a basic...
BuiltByFew - finally seeing the finish line for launch!
Me and my co-founder dont know each other (or rather didnt) - I asked on slack... he answered and that started BuiltByFew. It's strange how ideas come to a person at the weirdest times and mine was just as I found out my contract will be abruptly ending with a client and the idea of searching for jobs filled me with dread. Luckily I knew where to go online to find a job at a startup in the UK...
Marketing Leader of 20+ years - AMA
Morning everyone - marketing leader with 2 decades of experience in multiple countries, regions and industries (a big focus on startups and B2B though). Worked as a consultant for IBM, marketed 3 companies during IPO and grown many brands' sales and marketing with low cost strategies. AMA!
So begins my #buildinginpublic challenge
I love startups, geniunely I do; the challenges, the stress, the problem solving are all fun for want of a better word. So after I lost my job earlier this year (1500+ applications and only 7-8 interviews still) as a C-level marketing person I decided that this was finally the time to start building, launching and marketing my own ideas. Because of all of this BuiltByFew (builtbyfew.com) was...