Investing in start-ups helps you learn how to launch & lead your own business!

2022-02-28

Simon Bird is the CEO & co-founder at RevLifter who combine AI, hyper-personalization, data, algorithms, and cutting-edge UX and design to enable retailers to personalise their online offers. Revlifter raised their Series A from Gresham House Ventures & Maven Capital Partners - they’ve rapidly scaled to $10m ARR and sold to online businesses of all shapes & sizes including blue chips like New Balance, Harvey Nichols, Staples and AT&T. Simon discussed: How he formulated a successful SaaS business concept o...

Simon Bird is the CEO & co-founder at RevLifter who combine AI, hyper-personalization, data, algorithms, and cutting-edge UX and design to enable retailers to personalise their online offers.

Revlifter raised their Series A from Gresham House Ventures & Maven Capital Partners - they’ve rapidly scaled to $10m ARR and sold to online businesses of all shapes & sizes including blue chips like New Balance, Harvey Nichols, Staples and AT&T.

Simon discussed:

How he formulated a successful SaaS business concept on the back of a napkin in a London café!
Learning the good, the bad and the ugly of startup leadership by investing in start-ups before you launch your own business
Lessons for European Saas businesses looking to replicate their success & their culture in The States
“If you’re gonna hire people, they should really be telling you what to do rather than the other way round”
The dangers of being too hands-on as a CEO in terms of your mental & physical health – learning how to let go!

For more Revlifter insights head over to https://www.revlifter.com/ and for guidance on recruiting exceptional B2B SaaS startup & scale-up leaders check out https://alpinasearch.com/

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