Founders Keepers

We were delighted to host a fun and insightful dinner this month, highlighting the value that Independent Non-Executive Directors bring to growth businesses. A huge thank you to our fantastic attendees—we truly enjoyed hosting you: Alex Buttle, Claire Davenport, Tracy Doree, Edward Griffith, Jeremy King, Stephen Lemon, Chris Morton, Giles Palmer, Stephanie Phair, Megan Quinn, Indira Thambiah Founders Keepers Dominique Askew, Lucy Broer and Richard Segal

T&P100 Deepdive 3: ❓Where do your Tech and Product team leaders want their teams to work in 2025? Where should they work?❓ 🛜 The post pandemic world saw the rise of hybrid and fully remote teams. With specialist technology and product skills in high demand and low supply, more than any other disciplines, T&P teams embraced fully remote, building teams dotted all over the world - "alone together". 🏢vs 🏠: In one of the most fascinating findings of the T&P100 survey, CTOs and CPOs of all scales, geographies, asset classes and sectors are united on wanting to get their remote/hybrid teams back to the office. As the below graphs show, this is a complete turnaround on the prevailing post-pandemic policy for a significant number of companies. Are you feeling the same? Are your policies shifting back to office-based teams? If fully remote is working for you, please, share your wisdom. (Matthijs Welle / Mews, as an incredible exemplar of fully remote in action, we'd love your thoughts.) Check out our full T&P100 Report here: https://lnkd.in/eWzUfmar Founders Keepers Founders Forum Group Hannah French Stephen Rosenthal Martin Eriksson Richard Segal Lizzie Segal Erinn Leahey Lucy Broer Jessamy Vero Dominique Askew Alice Garber Sumaira Baig Jasmine Navazesh Naomi Trickey

Thank you Lenke Taylor for being our first Chief People Officer to feature in our new series with Lizzie Segal - Insights for Impact. It was really great to talk to you and hear your story! Download the report below....

In this weekly feature brought to you by Richard Segal and Jessamy Vero of Founders Keepers, we dive into the hiring and retaining strategies and insights from the leaders shaping the tech world. This week, we have some thoughts and advice from Kevin Ryan, Founder & CEO, AlleyCorp. To download the full Hiring and Retaining Great People Report, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/e_BYZSpb Published in partnership with Founders Forum Group, Brent Hoberman, Carolyn Dawson

T&P100 Deepdive 2: ❓"Can your Tech and Product leaders translate "tech to exec"? If they can't, does that risk impacting the potential of your business? ❓ The standout companies of our generation are build on complex, advanced technologies the vast majority of us - consumers, customers AND executive peers - don't understand. This makes T&P leaders incredibly influential, as they convert ideas into reality. Our T&P100 survey showed conclusively that T&P leaders feel responsible for innovation within their businesses. The question is, if they can't translate their ideas into messages non-technical peers can understand, do they risk limiting the impact of their team and company? Check out our full T&P100 Report here: https://lnkd.in/eWzUfmar Founders Keepers Founders Forum Group Hannah French Stephen Rosenthal David Wascha Martin Eriksson Richard Segal Lizzie Segal Erinn Leahey Lucy Broer Jessamy Vero

In this weekly feature brought to you by Richard Segal and Jessamy Vero of Founders Keepers, we dive into the hiring and retaining strategies and insights from the leaders shaping the tech world. This week, we have some thoughts and advice from Demetra Pinsent, CEO, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty. To download the full Hiring and Retaining Great People Report, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/e_BYZSpb Published in partnership with Founders Forum Group, Brent Hoberman, Carolyn Dawson

T&P100 Deepdive 1:❓Why is Product still underrepresented on C-suites? ❓ The extensive feedback we've had on the back of our inaugural Founders Keepers T&P100 Report prompted this mini series, spotlighting some of the key findings we gleaned from 100 of the most exceptional Tech and Product leaders on the continent. ❓Are you a Product leader on/off the C-suite? ❓Would your business benefit from C-suite Product representation? ❓Is a company less appealing to a Product executive if there is no C-suite representation? Thanks to the brilliant Flavia Neves and Jim Cruickshank for their invaluable insights, complementing the views of our 100 participants. You'll find the full report here: ➡️ https://shorturl.at/kqgxz Stephen Rosenthal, Hannah French, Richard Segal, Lizzie Segal, Erinn Leahey, Lucy Broer, Jessamy Vero, Founders Forum Group, Brent Hoberman

In this weekly feature brought to you by Richard Segal and Jessamy Vero of Founders Keepers, we dive into the hiring and retaining strategies and insights from the leaders shaping the tech world. This week, we have some thoughts and advice from Hanno Renner , Co-Founder & CEO, Personio To download the full Hiring and Retaining Great People Report, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/e_BYZSpb Published in partnership with Founders Forum Group, Brent Hoberman, Carolyn Dawson

In this weekly feature brought to you by Richard Segal and Jessamy Vero of Founders Keepers, we dive into the hiring and retaining strategies and insights from the leaders shaping the tech world. This week, we have some thoughts and advice from Ilkka Paananen, CEO, Supercell. To download the full Hiring and Retaining Great People Report, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/e_BYZSpb Published in partnership with Founders Forum Group, Brent Hoberman, Carolyn Dawson

📊 "Europe's ecosystem has 3.5 million employees, 350 companies worth over $ 1 billion, and $3 trillion total value. Plus, the Tech, Product, Data and Design talent is exceptional." - says Martin Eriksson. And that's just the beginning… The T&P100 Report from  Founders Keepers brings together insights from 100 of Europe's leading Tech & Product executives, revealing a continent that's not just keeping pace, but setting the agenda. Discover how European tech leadership is evolving from the founders of Mind the Product to the innovators at Wallapop and Keepit. Key highlights: ⏩ First-of-its-kind pan-European research focused exclusively on Tech & Product leadership ⏩ Direct insights from executives building some of Europe's most innovative companies ⏩ Fresh perspectives on autonomy, innovation, and the future of tech leadership 📥 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/kqgxz Esteemed collaborator and Foreword contributor: Martin Eriksson Interviewees from across the continent: Alex Dy Andy G. Anne-Sofie Nielsen Anthony Mayer Daniel Wentz Dave Killeen David Wascha Edgardo Savoy Flavia Neves Gavin Wade Geoff Stead James R. Jane Austin Jessica Hall Jim Cruickshank John Connolly Julien Lavigne du Cadet Katja Belova Louis Badcock Michael Amsinck Namrata Sarmah (Nam) Rajiv Tanna Robin Daniels Salil Pandit Simone Bohnenberger-Rich, PhD Stephen Wilcock Virginie Cornu CPO Track® | Richard Segal | Lizzie Segal | Erinn Leahey | Hannah French | Stephen Rosenthal