Founders’ Dos and Donts

Organised by Startup Grind Leeds

An engaging session with Peter Hopton, a multi time founder and visionary behind Venture.Community. He will share his top strategies for overcoming the challenges for first time founders and how to leverage AI. He is joined by the People Expert Tracey Hirst and an experienced Associate Lawyer Gareth Barnes for the panel conversation.

Peter Hopton, is a serial entrepreneur, venture company builder, and convener of Venture.Community. He will be joined by an excellent panel to guide founders in avoiding the mistakes he made before achieving great success. Peter has weathered challenging times, including a miraculous accident survival and his appearance on Dragon’s Den (with > 1.3 million views on YouTube). He will share how he transformed challenges and setbacks into opportunities for success.

He will be accompanied by the employee engagement expert, Tracey Hirst, from Practical People, who helps companies establish robust people foundations, develops outstanding workplace cultures which then improve customer satisfaction and profitability. She achieves this through applying her experience of transforming two VW dealerships with a turnover of £18 million and harnessing her leadership development and HR experience.

Last but not least, Gareth Barnes from CMS will provide his legal expertise to help prevent founders from encountering legal issues.

The event – organised by Startup Grind Leeds – will be held in person. Feel free to attend and gather valuable insights

The speakers:

  • Peter Hopton – Venture.community – Founder, Mentor; Building Venture.Community; Accelerating Startups;
  • Tracey Hirst – Practical People – HR Director – HR Consultant & Leadership Development Trainer;
  • Gareth Barnes – Senior Associate, CMS.
This event is aimed at: Founders from Pre-seed stage to Series D and beyond
AI & Machine Learning, Investing and Fundraising, Startups
26th Sep 2024
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Organised by Startup Grind Leeds
Avenue HQ, 10-12 East Parade, West Yorkshire, LS1 2BH
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