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November 18, 2022

How to effectively use an executive assistant

Tech tools may have made it easier and cheaper to be productive, but many startup founders still swear by executive assistants


Riya Grover, CEO of Sequence

Riya Grover is the founder and CEO of London-based fintech Sequence. In the early days, her cofounder Eamon Jubbawy — also the cofounder and former COO of digital ID startup Onfido — suggested an executive assistant (EA) would be beneficial to support her in her role, especially as she was working full time and had two young children.

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Anisah Osman Britton

Anisah Osman Britton is coauthor of Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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