VIB : Very Important Business

How do you hire the best people - and then make sure that they stick around?  Finding the right people is tough. Spotting the wrong ones before it's too late is tougher.  Do you hire for culture or for skillset? What makes for a good (and a dreadful) interview? Carl and Emily are joined by Anouk Agussol - co-founder and US CEO of Foundation Partners, where she helps companies on both sid...

Business awards — are they worth the bother? ...genuinely useful for your startup, or just pay-to-play with a nicer trophy? And what's it actually like to receive an MBE? Carl and Emily are joined by Rajeeb Dey MBE - serial entrepreneur (Learnerbly, Hutora) and, as it happens, winner of one of the biggest gongs going. They get into the serious stuff: whether awards actually build a business. And t...

The Very Important Business Podcast. Every week, two founders give you the unvarnished truth about what it's really like running a business. With Carl Partridge - broadcaster and two-time tech founder, and Emily Bendell - founder and CEO of Bluebella. Join Club VIB for our chat community, bonus content, newsletter and more at vib.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.