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'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture

Head of the fintech giant’s B2B talent platform breaks down Nik Storonsky’s vision


Revolut People general manager Georgian Andrei Oprisor

Fintech giant Revolut’s corporate culture pillar is “never settle”, an evolution of its earlier tagline “get shit done”, which once adorned the company’s office walls.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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