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December 18, 2020

How to build a tech team: Advice from Checkout.com, Voi, Alan and more

Advice on building knockout tech teams from some of Europe’s most successful startups.


Becca Lipman

4 min read

Building tech teams

One of the hardest things about growing a business is growing a tech team of the right people at the right time. Even if you think you have your team and tooling in a good place, it only takes hiring a few extra people or developing one new feature before plans are knocked out of place and need rethinking. 

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Becca Lipman

Becca Lipman is an intelligence editor at Sifted. Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn

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