Jumpstart

Bootstrapping is great but it can be hard to think BIG Whilst Matthew Sarre and I love the freedom of not being beholden to investors with Jumpstart we often fall into a trap of making incremental rather than step changes. With impetus from our incredible team, we have forced ourselves to think bigger this year in 2 phases: 1️⃣ Making our core product more scalable, which we have done through the platform Hugo Hazard has built 💻 ! 2️⃣ Using this platform to build a new stream for junior software engineers in the most scalable way possible 📈 Speaking to many senior Devs and CTOs (literally just talking to Max Huckerby at innerworks.me this AM!), finding good software talent is one of the biggest problems early stage startups face. Launching this stream deserved something big... SO we’ve teamed up with AutogenAI to give talented engineers an insider's look at the challenges London's leading CTOs are solving. Join us on 27th Nov for: 📽 Demos from 3 top CTOS at some of London’s most exciting startups 📲 An opp post event to connect with CTOs + apply directly to roles you’re interested in 🍻Chatting with a bunch of impressive devs & founders (fuelled by beers + pizza) See the pic below for a flavour of what Jumpstart events look like! Tickets are free but spaces are limited. Link in comments to reserve your spot 👇 #Startups #Jumpstart #Softwareengineers

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how top CTOs are building game-changing products and learn about the software engineering roles they're hiring for. To celebrate the launch of our software engineering stream, we've teamed up with AutogenAI to host a Devs & Demo night. Join us on the 27th November where 3 leading CTOs will demo their startups and the tools they're using to solve complex problems. The best part? After the event, you'll have the chance to connect with the CTOs and apply directly to the soft dev roles they're hiring for. **What to expect**: 👨💻 Live demos from 3 top CTOs at high-growth startups (+ an opp to apply to these roles post-event) 💡 Exclusive insights into real-world tech challenges 🤝 Networking with a room full of talented engineers 🍕 Beers + pizza (alc + non-alc!) **This event is perfect for you if:** 👉 You’re a mid-level full-stack engineer (3-5 years of experience) 👉 You’re passionate about solving big problems in a startup environment Tickets are FREE but spaces are limited! Register now to secure your spot (link in comments) 🔗 #DevsAndDemo #StartupLife #SoftwareEngineers #LondonTech #Networking

A snapshot from the last Women in Startups co-working day, organised by Jumpstart and hosted at the Zinc offices in London 📸 Although the startup space can feel like a 24/7 rollercoaster, it can often be isolating and daunting... Days like this, where the incredible Emilie Lauga pulls together women from a range of industries to work (and enjoy a bit of lunchtime sunshine) are the reason why I adore the startup community. We can all relate to not having the most perfect daily schedules, frantic running around but most importantly of all - loving what we do, day in, day out. Looking forward to next month's session and getting inspired from this brilliant group of women 🤝 #WomeninStartups

Last year at Jumpstart we experimented with a new operating structure and failed. ❌ Since starting we've always run monthly cohorts, inviting candidates to interview with startups that pitch in that cadence. In Feb last year, following lots of feedback we switched to a weekly model. It was chaos 🙈. We didn’t have the ops capability or tech to cope (turns out there’s only so far you can build off email, googlesheets, Softr and Zapier alone lol) so we had to revert back to a monthly cadence. However, startups + candidates KEPT telling us having to wait a month to hire or get a job was a problem, so we got down to business: 💶 Improved our CRM and sales processes 💻 Hired the incredible Hugo Hazard to build us a tech platform ⚙️ Tested and iterated our internal ops & automations to make it all work without manual intervention Having gone live ~6 weeks ago, safe to say its going pretty well! Still lots to do but hiring has NEVER been easier via Jumpstart. If you're a startup and keen to view our shiny new platform with the best junior talent in the business drop me a DM or comment below 👇 Might even send you a chocolate medal too 👀 #Startups #Hiring #Jumpstart

🎯 This year, we've made nearly 200 matches, and we're just getting started! 🎯 Helping people find their dream job is exciting, but helping nearly 200 candidates find their perfect role in a startup? That’s something else. This year, the Jumpstart team levelled up with our brand-new matchmaking platform (s/o to Hugo 👷) helping top candidates & startups find their DREAM matches faster than ever before. 🚀 Want a sneak peek of our matchmaking machine AND access to the top 1% of junior sales, generalist & marketing talent? 👀 Drop me a line & I'll send you the link. Ps. Speaking of perfect matches, last night Rachel & I accidentally rocked up to netball wearing matching leggings—clearly, we're on a roll when it comes to pairing things up! 🏐👯♀️ #JumpstartYourCareer #StartupLife #TalentMatchmaking #TeamSpirit

“My experience with Jumpstart was amazing! Love the concept, the support & the variety of startups!” A few kind words from Kimberly Tanchay, who joined Jumpstart's Marketing Stream and landed a role as a Marketing Associate at About:Energy ⚡. A bit more about Kim👇 🎓 Graduated from NYU in 2022 and held a few marketing and growth positions after studying 🚀 Applied to Jumpstart because she was looking to join a startup mission she could really get behind 📹 Got access to dozens of startup founder pitches, and handpicked About:Energy as her dream role 📝 Received 1-1 interview support and training to make sure she landed her role 🌐 Is now part of the Jumpstart alumni community with access to exclusive mentoring, training, and networking sessions to support her development The good news is we have boat loads of startup founders itching to hire superstar marketing candidates. Head over to our website to apply! #Startups #Marketing #Jumpstart

What's the most important skill you should look for when hiring junior salespeople? ⭐️ COACHABILITY ⭐️ In a fast-paced, ever-evolving field like sales, having the right attitude towards learning and improvement, for me, will ALWAYS outweigh technical skills or product knowledge. Not convinced? Here are 4 reasons to change your mind 👇 1️⃣ Adaptability - markets change, strategies shift, and sales techniques evolve. Coachable people are flexible and quick to adapt to new approaches. 2️⃣ Growth mindset - they take feedback as an opportunity to grow, not as criticism. This attitude helps them improve faster than someone who thinks they know it all or who is too afraid to be anything but perfect. 3️⃣ Resilience - rejection is part of sales. Coachable salespeople learn how to handle setbacks, refining their approach with each experience, instead of getting discouraged. 4️⃣ Teamwork - they listen to more experienced colleagues and mentors, applying insights from those who’ve been there and done it. Skills can be taught, but the desire to learn and improve can’t. Which is why we've revamped our assessment process to test for exactly this. Working with not only the top 1% of talent, but also THE MOST coachable junior salespeople out there. Would you consider hiring for potential over on-paper perfection? 🤔

Hiring a founder’s associate sucks… but you should do it! 👀 I’ve been interviewing dozens of enthusiastic and impressive candidates. Some have years of relevant experience and others are student superstars who’ve done way more than I did at their stage. It’s obvious they’re well prepared and they send thoughtful notes post-interview. It sucks because we’ll need to say no to most of them even though they’d be great. We’re spoiled for choice :). (Wish we could afford to hire more) The founder’s associate will be our generalist right hand who we can trust to represent our brand and voice! 1000s of founders follow me. Let me know if you're interested in the candidates who we liked and weren't our final choice - we'll connect you! 😉 80% of candidates came through our reach (interviews mainly last week) and 20% through Jumpstart (mainly this week). The Jumpstart team have been great and definitely worth checking out what they do too if you're on the hunt!

How do you go from recruitment consultant to content strategist?   Over the last few years, Jumpstart alum Immy Leslie has learnt all about squiggly career paths.   She's gone from recruitment consultant to startup sales to content strategist and has learnt a lot along the way. Keen to learn more about Immy's journey? Immy shares all with Sol Hyde and Jamie K. on the latest episode of the The Path Less Chosen Podcast 🎙   The episode covers the unpredictable world of startups, the importance of personal development and advice for people eyeing up a startup career (+ so much more!).   It's the perfect soundtrack to your lunch time walk if you ask us. Listen on your favourite podcast platform!

New hire 🚀 Delighted to announce that Will Everill has joined the ClimateImpact team! You can meet him (along with me and Kendall Smith ) at 🔥THE HEAT tomorrow and at #nyc Climate Week next week! Check out our schedule here: https://lnkd.in/e2n2sV-k 🇺🇸 If you're interested in partnering with us, speak to Will! Shout to our friends at Jumpstart which is like a headhunter on steroids! Within 2 weeks of speaking to them, we had an offer out and accepted. Already working with them again for our next search. Connect with Matthew Sarre for more.