Fast Growth Icons

The invitation-only network for successful founders. Founders are invited when they show substantial growth in revenue, funding or team. Also @velocitysq

[Fast Growth Icons @FastGrowthIcons]

Our public event is Velocity² @VelocitySq. Tweets of useful growth content and event updates available there.

[Fast Growth Icons @FastGrowthIcons]

Next week we launch Fast Growth Icons Virtual, free-to-attend online discussions with other founders and CEOs of growth-stage businesses.

If you fit the above criteria and would be interested in attending, you can apply here: https://t.co/CHmWYQKibC

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

1/ VelocitySq 29/30 Jan. All about how you maintain and manage rapid growth.

Carefully curated to deliver real insights & practical value to founders & their teams.

Let me pick out come of the great speakers and sessions:

https://t.co/AQKtmzOiVE

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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

Just launched the TechScale200 with @dealroomco

200 of Europe's most exciting tech businesses.

Companies that have achieved significant scale and are maintaining rapid growth.

Download full details:

https://t.co/ah8R1BKsRo

[Velocity² @velocitysq]

Congrats to @Onfido and co-founder @HusaynKassai for making it onto our #TechScale200 list, celebrating some 200 of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe.

View and download the full list here: https://t.co/OFKaVa6i7N

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

We've been publishing some great content on the @velocitysq insights page. Here are three of my favs.

1. Brian O'Kelley talks about how real values have teeth @bokelley https://t.co/sK2cl0c5l1

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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

@velocitysq @FastGrowthIcons The event will also be highly concentrated in terms of quality of delegate. Numbers are limited to 500 and we expect 50% to be founders of businesses with 50-500 employees. 25% to be their leadership teams, and 25% to be growth investors and suppliers.
https://t.co/UciR4a59vJ
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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

@velocitysq The event itself is being designed to be hugely valuable in practical terms. It's never enough to just have a few big names. We're carefully selecting the people that have valuable lessons to share and who aren't afraid to talk about when it has gone wrong.
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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

@velocitysq Companies growing rapidly (50%+) who are also transitioning from 10s to 100s of employees face a unique set of challenges driven by two main factors.

1. Complexity - even with linear growth, complexity (driven by numbers of individual 1-2-1 relationships) grows exponentially.
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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

Why I am launching @VelocitySq - AKA why do I think Europe needs yet another tech event?

1. There's nothing focused on practical advice and insights specifically for leaders of growth stage businesses

2. Most events seem to prioritise size of event over value delivered

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[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

Really proud of @VelocitySq (Maintain and Manage Growth at Scale). Here are some key stats so far:

82 paying delegates (event is 21 weeks away)
87% from startups, of which:

60% CEOs

42% have 100-500 staff
60% have 50-500.

Come and have a look: https://t.co/AQKtmzOiVE

[Velocity² @velocitysq]

Over 4 years of hosting 1000s of CEOs and Founders of growth businesses with @FastGrowthIcons, we know they face unique challenges as they scale. Now, #Velocitysq provides the same insights to the whole leadership team! Download the draft agenda here: https://t.co/dO4QrbRppd

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

"Engaged employees build stronger, more resilient businesses than disengaged employees."

Some great practical tips for building a more productive workforce from @glennelliott of @RewardGateway in our latest #velocitysq interview.

https://t.co/0OZdqqX0DN

[Velocity² @velocitysq]

Introducing the brand-new #Velocitysq website. Check out the all-new speaker page, latest agenda updates and a blog that's chock-full of fascinating insights https://t.co/zcf4x2ARym

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

Please help & RT!

I'm looking for female speakers for @velocitysq. Ideally founders of tech businesses with 50+ staff growing very fast (50%+)

OR: CMOs/CROs/COOs/heads of people strategy from 300+ employee companies that saw them through the 100 person barrier and stayed on.

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

We talk values, culture and psychological safety with @chieucao1 of @perkbox - and see how they build productive and creative teams

https://t.co/yqUfmdWtOG

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

Great tips from the disarmingly authentic @davidjusteat, who built Just Eat to a multi-$bn business

“We weren’t the first mover but I think we were the best executor - that was about the simple little things that we did over and over again”.

@83NorthVC

https://t.co/CgrnmljqQZ

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

My new event @VelocitySq just hit 50 paying delegates. And still 10 months to go to the event.

Mostly founders, mostly from businesses with over 50 staff.

It's going to be great!

https://t.co/AQKtmzOiVE

[Darktrace @Darktrace]

Today Poppy Gustafsson, Darktrace CEO, delivered a stellar presentation at the @FastGrowthIcons event, talking on how to build a billion-dollar business amid rapid growth.

[Ben Fletcher @BenFletch]

In this post, I discuss the foundations for enabling good decision-making in your #scaleup and how to keep the dynamism and urgency as you grow.

https://t.co/OP6aygb3dN

[Kathryn Parsons @KathrynParsons]

Spending time w some of the hottest start-ups & future IPOs @LSEGplc. Good to talk about leadership through scale-up w @BenFletch. Thank you for the invaluable community you’ve created
@FastGrowthIcons #futureicons #scaleup