Keji Mustapha is on mission to empower early-stage startup Founders to have the right leadership skills from the outset, and is Head of Founder Network at Connect Ventures. Gillian meets Keji to uncover why businesses need some form of hierarchy, what to look for when building your first team, and the importance of having space and time to reflect as the company grows.
Connect Ventures is a VC firm that supports product Founders. Keji focuses on adding value to Connect’s portfolio companies after investing in them, and bring the community together. By training product Founders to become better leaders, Keji has seen companies go from seed and beyond.
Links mentioned in this show
‘Play Bigger’ by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney
https://ConnectVentures.co
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