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Punks, Pitches, and a Portfolio of Teams —

Inside Venture Capital with Laura Wilming on the Teamcraft Podcast

Mark Ridley
Teamcraft UK
14 min readDec 19, 2024

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“In startups, ideas are great, but you ultimately win on execution and the pace of it.”

In the latest episode of Teamcraft, we were lucky enough to be joined by the fantastic Laura Wilming. Laura knows a thing or two about execution and pace. As Head of Portfolio Talent at Octopus Ventures, one of Europe’s largest and most successful venture capital firms, she helps founders navigate the considerable challenge of scaling teams in high-pressure, fast-growth environments.

But before Laura was supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in the Octopus portfolio, she gained real world experience at iconic, disrupting brands like BrewDog and Harry’s, where she learned the art of teamcraft firsthand.

In the Teamcraft episode, Laura sits down with my co-host Andrew and me to discuss her journey from crafting beers to crafting teams, the challenges startups face in scaling their culture, and how venture capital can play a…

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Andrew Maclaren and Mark Ridley uncover how teams work and what makes them fail. We look into the tradecraft (and sometimes the witchcraft) of what makes teams special.

Mark Ridley
Mark Ridley

Written by Mark Ridley

Technologist, lean evangelist, chaos monkey and Chief Technology Prevention Officer. Loves good coffee, hanging around on ropes and driving about in cars

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