Workshop: Building High-Impact Startup Teams from Day Zero

​Your first team is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a founder. In this session, Nkem Oghedo will guide early-stage entrepreneurs through how to build a strong, intentional team from the ground up. We’ll explore the essential roles of co-founders, early hires, advisors, and more- what you need now versus later, how to identify skill gaps, and how to structure roles and incentives when resources are limited. We’ll also discuss common missteps founders make and practical tools to help you design a team that evolves with your venture. This session will be interactive, tactical, and focused on helping you move forward with clarity.

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​About the Speaker:

​Nkem Oghedo is a fractional COO/Chief of Staff who partners with pre-Series B founders to streamline operations and execute GTM strategies that unlock growth. She has 12+ years of experience as a startup operator, founder, and management consultant. As a Chief of Staff, she helped scale a consumer tech startup to 9-figures and close an acquisition in 4 years. She then founded a VC-backed chef marketplace that was featured in the NYT, Food & Wine Magazine & more. She started her career in management consulting at L.E.K. and Artisan Healthcare Consulting, advising healthcare & private equity executives on growth strategies and M&A due diligence. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale and an MBA from Harvard Business School.