Making the Leap: How to Transition from Corporate to Start - up

The Lucent Perspective

Making the Leap: How to Transition from Corporate to Start-up, with Stuart Bell
My special guest, Stuart Bell, CTO of Bloom Procurement Services, shares his own experience on overcoming that challenge. Stuart's career highlights include successfully shifting from working in big corporate tech and financial entities to becoming self-employed and working in the start-up world. He recognizes that this is not an easy jump and advises people to do their homework and be well-prepared for the challenges of making this transition.
Some of the key topics we covered are:
● What should you closely look at when engaging in the tech start-up world?

● How do you build an effective working culture for your team?

● What tools are proven to be effective collaborative platforms for a remote team?

● How do you design social value contributions for your company?

All these, and more, are in this episode of The Lucent Perspective.
Episode Outline and Highlights

[00:00:43] Stuart's career journey in becoming a CTO.

[03:40] Shifting from big corporate businesses to start-ups - Stuart shares his experience.

[09:30] Working as CTO in Bloom Procurements.

[14:02] How Bloom contributes to social value by design.

[17:54] Stuart shares the project and team they are building.

[22:30] How Bloom's values fit in the culture of their engineering team.

[27:38] Top tips for establishing a healthy working culture within your team.

[30:00] Effective collaboration tools.

[33:30] Practice meeting up periodically when working as remote teams.

[34:16] Tech development that we should be closely monitoring.

[39:37] Transitioning from a corporate setup to start-ups - Stuart reveals best practices and tips.

[43:50] What to look for in talents when setting up a team for start-ups.

● Stuart on LinkedIn

● Bloom Procurement website link

Rebecca Hastings, Founder and Director at The Lucent Group
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Rebecca has extensive talent and executive search experience supporting digital and technology businesses through complex changes and fast-paced scale-up periods. She works with businesses advising on C-level, technical, sales and commercial appointments, workforce planning, strategic talent management, recruitment processes and associated technology and employer brand development.

Chapters

1. Making the Leap: How to Transition from Corporate to Start - up (00:00:00)

2. Stuart's career journey in becoming a CTO. (00:00:43)

3. Shifting from big corporate businesses to start-ups - Stuart shares his experience. (00:03:40)

4. Working as CTO in Bloom Procurements. (00:09:30)

5. How Bloom contributes to social value by design. (00:14:02)

6. Stuart shares the project and team they are building. (00:17:54)

7. How Bloom's values fit in the culture of their engineering team. (00:22:30)

8. Top tips for establishing a healthy working culture within your team. (00:27:38)

9. Effective collaboration tools. (00:30:00)

10. Practice meeting up periodically when working as remote teams. (00:33:30)

11. Tech development that we should be closely monitoring. (00:34:16)

12. Transitioning from a corporate setup to start-ups - Stuart reveals best practices and tips. (00:39:37)

13. What to look for in talents when setting up a team for start-ups. (00:43:50)