Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, PDT
Alpha is hosting a roundtable discussion in Chicago led by Ecommerce & Digital Leader, Jennifer Carr-Smith. Carr-Smith is a seasoned operating executive formerly with Groupon as GM, SVP of North America and led critical growth and transformation at Peapod as CEO/President. Jennifer will be leading a discussion for 20 executives in the Chicago area on hiring and scaling teams at different stages in a company lifespan. The roundtable will be a collaborative discussion covering common pain-points such as how to tackle the first three hires, effective hiring strategies for when your company crosses 50 employees, hiring your next senior executive, and how and when to transition out of the CEO role.
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Crosslink Capital is a leading early-stage investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area investing in emerging growth companies since 1989. They are a proven team of early stage business builders investing out of their ninth fund ($350M). Crosslink partners with ambitious entrepreneurs who are reshaping massive markets with disruptive technology.
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Burkland provides strategic financial services for venture-back startups to help them scale. They offer Fractional CFO, Startup Accounting & Bookkeeping, Tax Services, People Ops, and Financial Due Diligence.
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