#3 Early Employees – Eléonore Crespo (Pigment) | Builders’ Studio: a Founder School by Slush
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Interested in coming to Slush 2022? Look no further. You can pre-register today here: https://www.slush.org/#pre-register The early employees of a company can make or break it. Thus, the real question is: who should you hire, and how do you convince them to join? Joining us to talk about how to ensure your early employees can facilitate scaling is Eleonore Crespo, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Pigment. As a VC turned founder, Eleonore has a unique perspective on getting your first hires right. In this talk, Eléonore highlights how in the early days your team will be the most valuable asset you have, and as such, you should only hire the best people – the quality of the team is a signal on the ambition of the company. -- Europe lacks a culture of company building mentorship. At Slush 2021, we dedicated a whole stage for horizontally applicable insights. Born out of the talks is Builders’ Studio: a Founder School by Slush. In thirty episodes, we go through the lifecycle of how iconic companies are built. Beginning with the early days of a startup and ending with exit, with everything in-between. Put together, these talks cover a startup’s journey, forming a playbook on building sensational companies. To explore the series, visit: https://www.slush.org/events/resource-bank/builders-studio Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SlushHQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slushhq/ Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/slush