Everyone wants the best talent working for them, but what if they’re already working for someone else? Martin Sokk is the founder of the London-based investment platform Lightyear, which raised $10m last year and has been steadily growing the team since. He’s hired talent from payment transfer platform Wise (where both founders previously worked) digital bank Revolut and investment platform Robinhood’s UK team — so he knows a thing or two about poaching great people. Here’s how to do the same:
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