Priscila BalainOctopus Ventures“It’s Just Math”: The New Marketing Landscape.The world has changed. The world of sales and marketing has definitely changed. But some are still not getting it right. Why not? To thrash…6 min read·Dec 14, 2018--
Will GibbsinOctopus VenturesUS Stock Options Primer: How to set up, manage and allocate your company’s planMost entrepreneurs have very personal views around the importance and role of options. If you are looking to have US employees with UK…9 min read·Jun 9, 2017--
Jo OliverinOctopus VenturesWhat’s best for the company? The life-cycle of a Founder CEO.Founders who retain the CEO role all the way through IPO and beyond are few and far between. This harsh reality was tackled head on by…4 min read·Dec 12, 2018----
Zoë ChambersinOctopus VenturesFour year vest, cliff and strike prices: the wonderful world of share option grantsFounders are often aware of the need for a ‘share option scheme’. They may be less familiar with how to actually make one happen (see…6 min read·Aug 10, 2017----
Ian PerryinOctopus VenturesGetting That First Sales Hire Right: The Lessons Early Stage Companies Can’t Do Without.The first sales hires you make can have a huge impact on your business, not only in terms of revenue and performance but also the culture…5 min read·Nov 29, 2018----
Priscila BalainOctopus Ventures“It’s Just Math”: The New Marketing Landscape.The world has changed. The world of sales and marketing has definitely changed. But some are still not getting it right. Why not? To thrash…6 min read·Dec 14, 2018--
Will GibbsinOctopus VenturesUS Stock Options Primer: How to set up, manage and allocate your company’s planMost entrepreneurs have very personal views around the importance and role of options. If you are looking to have US employees with UK…9 min read·Jun 9, 2017--
Jo OliverinOctopus VenturesWhat’s best for the company? The life-cycle of a Founder CEO.Founders who retain the CEO role all the way through IPO and beyond are few and far between. This harsh reality was tackled head on by…4 min read·Dec 12, 2018--
Zoë ChambersinOctopus VenturesFour year vest, cliff and strike prices: the wonderful world of share option grantsFounders are often aware of the need for a ‘share option scheme’. They may be less familiar with how to actually make one happen (see…6 min read·Aug 10, 2017--
Ian PerryinOctopus VenturesGetting That First Sales Hire Right: The Lessons Early Stage Companies Can’t Do Without.The first sales hires you make can have a huge impact on your business, not only in terms of revenue and performance but also the culture…5 min read·Nov 29, 2018--
Priscila BalainOctopus Ventures‘Lawyer Up’- What a European needs to know about the US legal culture“We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.” So said Oscar Wilde over a century ago, but when…4 min read·Feb 22, 2018--1
Jo OliverinOctopus VenturesWisdom from the West Coast: Personal Lessons in Leadership.Last month’s US CEO Summit welcomed some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent figures to pass on their collective wisdom to a select…5 min read·Nov 29, 2018--
Jo OliverinOctopus VenturesWisdom from the West Coast: the New Executive Roles that Could Change Your BusinessLast month, Jo Oliver, partner at Octopus Ventures, accompanied 16 startup CEOs to Silicon Valley to meet some of the highest achieving…3 min read·Nov 15, 2018--
