Interview

December 20, 2021

Missed the Sifted Summit? Here’s your cheat sheet for our founders event

We gathered hundreds of startup leadership staff in one place to discuss everything from talent acquisition to finding product-market fit.


Sifted

9 min read

Last Wednesday we held the Sifted Summit, our very first in-person, closed-door event with a curated audience of almost 200 founders and startup leadership staff. This will be the first of many, and we hope to see you at the next one — but here's a taste of what went on.

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Sifted deputy editor Amy Lewin interviews Brock, Coventry, Le Calvez and Richardson.
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Sifted summit panel on exits
Sifted commissioning editor Eleanor Warnock interviews including Burden, Grant and Sharabi.
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"Twilio twists," the delicious drinks at our after-party.
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Uma Balachandra, Jeeves general manager Europe, and Faisal Khalid, Bits founder, discuss the pain points of international growth.
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