Spectrum Quarterly Update – Autumn 2014
We recently mailed out the Autumn edition of our Quarterly Update containing Spectrum’s latest news, views and current vacancies.
Job Search – our current opportunities
We are currently undertaking the following job searches: • a Managing Director from the advertising industry in the Benelux region • a CTO who has created and realised significant value previously in a software venture for an early-stage, fast-growth SaaS venture • a Board member well connected to the leading residential property developers for an established building technology company • a CMO for a tier 1 VC-backed consumer internet venture in Africa • a Sales Director with experience of delivering SaaS based marketing solutions to major consumer brands • a top tier Solution Architect with hosting and cloud expertise, for a UK Fast Track 100 company • a CTO for an eCommerce organisation based in Eastern Europe
Top 10 jobs parents want for their children
A new study from Virgin Media has identified the top 10 jobs that parents want for their children: 1. Doctor, 49% 2. Engineer, 45% 3. Lawyer, 43% 4. Tech entrepreneur, 38% 5. App developer, 35% 6. Vet, 32% 7. 999 crew, 21% 8. Banker, 18% 9. Professional sportsperson, 16% 10. Musician/Artist, 16% We’re delighted to see that becoming a Tech Entrepreneur or Engineer both score highly!
Spectrum to provide CompStudy in the UK
CompStudy is a survey of board and executive compensation (including equity participation) in privately-held technology and life sciences organisations. It is a collaborative trans-Atlantic effort led by Park Square Executive Search in Boston, Harvard Business School, Wilmer Hale and Ernst & Young. In 2013, 860 companies participated in the survey. In the UK, the CompStudy service is offered exclusively by Spectrum. The 2014 survey is now open.
Start-Ups Stockpile Funding for Harder Times to Come
Silicon Valley has more money than it knows what to do with these days, leaving venture capitalists and other investors practically begging elite start-ups to take their cash. And the entrepreneurs are happy to oblige.
Which UK VCs have been the most active in the last 5 Years?
Dow Jones VentureSource reported that European startups raised more than $2.8 billion from VCs in the second quarter of 2014. That data also showed the UK was the country to beat in Europe, since companies there had raised 28% of the total amount for Europe in the second quarter, followed by France with 19% and Germany with 15%.