Alex Dunsdon has a portfolio of different roles – he’s a partner at early stage investor Saatchinvest where he’s invested in successful startups like Citymapper and also a co-founder at The Bakery who describe themselves as “a pioneer in accelerating open innovation”
Alex explains:
- the fundamental requirement for any enterprise software venture to demonstrate that their solution addresses clearly defined user needs
- how The Bakery helps start-ups solve fundamental problems for, and close multi-million dollar deals with, global blue chips
- how Saatchinvest assesses the DNA of CEOs pitching for investment
- how founder-CEOs need to evolve their behaviour and leadership style as their company grows
- the hype around AI: most “AI” implementations, thus far, comprise a few simple automated processes
- why the quality of enterprise sales talent in Europe falls so far behind the US
- how shocked he was by the VC mantra “growth at any cost” and why he'd be bored if he was purely a startup investor/VC!
For more insights into startups and innovation check out http://www.saatchinvest.com and https://www.thebakery.com and for advice on scaling software ventures head over to http://alpinasearch.com
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