Sabba Keynejad of VEED

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March 15, 2024

How to scale a remote team

Sabba Keynejad of VEED shares his top tips on scaling an all-remote team

“If you’re reading this, you’re not doing it right,” replies Sabba Keynejad — cofounder and CEO of video platform VEED — when I ask him for his top tips for up-and-coming founders on scaling a remote team. “You are worrying too much about how it's all going to work out. You need to stop reading and start doing.”

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Anisah Osman Britton

Anisah Osman Britton is VP of startup ecosystem at Sifted, focusing on all things early stage. Follow her on LinkedIn

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