EquityPeople
Welcome! In this space we discuss everything related to startups, people and equity. We are joined by founders, CPeOs and employees to learn more about this space.
Episodes
22 episodes
Christoffer V. Herheim - Equity and founder journeys
Welcome back! In this episode of the EquityPeople podcast we chat to Christoffer V. Herheim. We cover a lot of different topics such as:🚀 Optio's Growth Journey: From bootstrapped beginnings to a recent funding round in Q1 2024.💼 Compan...
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Episode 22
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53:21
Natalie Pearce - This is how to design the Operating System of your company
Join Natalie Pierce, co-founder of the FutureKind Collective, as she shares insights on creating company culture!🏢 Learn how Natalie's background in economics and design led her to specialize in culture creation. Evident, right?😂 Discov...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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55:34
Eva Spexard - Building an equity plan from scratch and remote work post pandemic
🎙️ Dive into our latest podcast episode with Eva Spexard where we unveil the secrets of:🌐 Creating an inclusive equity scheme relying on extensive research and peer advice🤝 Shifting company philosophy to involve every employee in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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51:17
Ian Whiteford - Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 People practices
🎙️ Tune in to this episode of our podcast, where we explore the dynamic world of startups and the synergy between people and equity with Ian Whiteford. 🚀Ian, journeyed from studying geography to Goldman Sachs and later joined the metave...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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45:08
Jabulile Dayton - Inside the Person and the Role of Chief People Officer
🎙️ Tune in to Startups, People and Equity as we chat with Jabu, an experienced Chief People Officer and consultant who has worked with companies like Nordstrom, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit. Discover her insights on taking risks, failures, and the ro...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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59:29
Chloe Paramatti - People and VC trends
🔎 Podcast OverviewIn this thought-provoking discussion, we delve deep into the world of startups, people operations, and equity. Our special guest, Chloe Paramatti, partner at Hyple, a prominent London-based consultancy for early-stage ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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59:14
Zach Esrig - Deployment strategy
In this episode we chat to Zach Esrig from Assemble, a total reward and DEI intelligence software. Zach shared his experiences on:- tranferrable skills from consulting to SaaS customer experience which he nicely rebranded to deployment stra...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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50:19
Sara Brioschi - People Foundations
In this episode with Sara Brioschi we focus on getting the people foundations in startups right. We cover topics like: - Filtering through best practices to get to your practice- Embracing culture changes as your company grows-...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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54:54
Catarina Martins Simoes & Karime Andere (Ledgy): Career Transitions
In this episode of EquityPeople we chat with two Ledgy employees who have moved from Customer Experience to the Product Management and Product Marketing departments. They share how they feel as startup employees in general, how the move was for...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:00:30
Mitchell Bayer-Goldman (Volta XR) - The good and the challenging times as a founder
Mitch is going through his second economic turmoil as an entrepreneur. In this episode he talked us through what it was like to wind down a previously very successful startup during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is like to be the COO of an ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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55:36
Akbar Karenga (Maarusi & Founders Factory) - Hiring, firing and everything in between
Akbar is the type of person who you are really eager to learn from as he has his opinions fact-checked and backed by research. Not just stand-alone studies from your local journal of esoteric sciences, from meta analyses and Google stuff. He is...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:36
David Peterson (Angular Ventures) - What is venture capital?
In this episode we get to know David who went from entrepreneur and early employee to investor and from the US to Europe.He talks about:- Airtable, Peloton, Uber, Airbnb, Sequoia, Benchmark, Lightspeed etc...- Esoteric SaaS-...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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46:23
Bradley Franks (Applied) - Good vs bad revenue
Bradley has a talent for selling. He also invested a lot of time into educating himself of this complex process. Icing on the cake: he sells a software to help unbias your hiring process. We surely learned a lot listening to him, hope you will ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:58
Madeline Lawrence (Peak Capital) - Making women richer
Yes, Maddie is every bit as awesome as you’d think.If you’re in any way connected to the startup world, I’d recommend you listen to this episode.She shared her insight on a wide range of topics:Maddie’s thoughts on the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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53:57
Friedrich Wolf (Sono Motors) - Leading people teams in startups
Did you know that Friedrich is not her real name?An impressive episode, tackling everything from:- working in a 3 person team to post IPO- attracting talent as a small startup vs a bigger, established company- changing the depar...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:52
Episode #7: ZeShaan Shamsi - The people department in startups pt.2
We're talking with ZS who has led talent departments in the public and private sector, and most recently at Onfido. Currently ZS is working as the director of people at the People Collective. In the previous episode, we covered everyth...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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23:21
Episode #6: ZeShaan Shamsi - The inside look at Talent departments
ZeShaan Shamsi has led in-house Talent efforts for public, semi-public, and private space entities such as the UK government’s Digital Services arm, the BBC, and Onfido (scaled Onfido from 50 to 250+ people across 7 global locations). After thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:20
Episode #5: Makenna Smutz - Employee to co-founder
In this episode we had the enormous pleasure of talking to Makenna Smutz. Makenna, is the co-founder at a brand new project called Wavr. Before this she was co-founder at Meeshkan a SaaS solution targeted at product teams aimed to ease UI testi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:58
Episode #4: Timon Ruban - Psychological safety at work
You can find Timon's two mentioned blogs and a brand new one via these links:- Psychological Safety (https://medium.com/luminovo/on-the-bare-necessity-of-psychological-safety-bdb34e311b8c)- Performanced-based hiring (https://luminov...
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Episode #2: (Not so) tricky employee equity clauses
Employee equity grants are a contract and as such have certain clauses that can seem tricky. However, as soon as they are understood, the clauses can help you negotiate and understand the consequences of your actions. Sources menti...
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Episode 2
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49:58
Episode #1: How to judge equity as an employee?
European startup ecosystem is booming and with it the innovation is following. The US has successfully awarded equity to employees for years, now Europe is following. In this episode we discuss how to judge the equity offer you or your friends ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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