We Never Give Up (we were accepted to Seedcamp!)
As some already know, the Scred team is currently busy working on a very unique and ambitious new product. We’re using all the experience gained from running Scred.com and putting out something truly outstanding.
Back in 2008 we had the huge privilege to take part as finalists in Seedcamp Week. This was a week long mentoring session in London with hundreds of investors, media representatives and fellow entrepreneurs. It was probably the one thing that pushed us furthest in our ideas and ambitions and taught us a lot about what we are doing. Several hundred ideas applied, and were narrowed down to 40, and then 20 finalists selected for that week. We were one of the 20. We weren’t one of the final 7 winners, although we deeply desired to be, but it was still an experience I would recommend to anyone.
As proof of that we applied again with this new product. We weren’t even sure this was possible, and had to email Reshma Sohoni, CEO of Seedcamp, to see if we could take part again as previously successful finalists. With the permission given to go ahead we prepared our application once more, digging out some of our old answers from 2008. Some time later, we got the news: we have been accepted!
The system has changed a bit. Now teams are expected to apply via Mini Seedcamps, which are organised in many locations around the world. From there some are, we believe, selected for Seedcamp Week, or even as winners directly (ie. investment). For what it’s worth, I think this is a better system.
The odds are, of course, against us. Only a handful will receive investment through Seedcamp. Some of those will become huge successes (and obviously some non-winners will become huge successes too). We will do whatever we can to become one of the Seedcamp winners this time. We want it, and are hungry for it, but that means doing an excellent job presenting our case against teams from many countries. Explaining it in a clear and coherent way, and demonstrating the business case to be sound. We’ve been there. It’s an uphill struggle and I won’t say we weren’t hugely disappointed not to make it all the way to the end last time. But we are here, as entrepreneurs, to take every chance we can get.
Everyone who has supported us: keep your fingers crossed and, if you’re in Sweden, be sure to come and meet with us. And if you haven’t applied to Seedcamp: shame on you. I know many Finns did not. That will be your loss.
We are looking for a world-beating designer
Scred is currently in the process of building a brand new highly disruptive product, using the lessons learnt from our existing service and understanding of payments and finance. We are looking for the next Jonathan Ive, of the web UI world, to join us as a core member of the team building the look, feel, design and even logo of this new consumer-facing product.
While we don’t require you to have loads of experience (although it helps), you absolutely must have the ambition and the vision to become one of the best designers in the world. This is not a normal job. This is actually building something completely new and never done before.
As a startup we cannot offer company cars, tennis courts and slides dropping into our cafeteria. We cannot promise mansions, ferraris and diamond bracelets overnight. What we can give you is a chance to change the world, to be part of a story and, hopefully some day, immense rewards. We will offer a reasonable salary and obviously stock options will be available for the right person.
You should have impeccable design, usability and styling skills, with a sound understanding of technology such as HTML and CSS. Other coding talents are a plus.
What we are *not* looking for:
- Someone who does not want to be the absolute best at what they do.
- A person unable to operate within a tightly knit team environment.
- A person who cannot act independently with their own ideas and concepts, or who lacks the ability to think out of the box and innovate.
- Someone who is just there to do a job. We want you to be a core member of our team.
Our office situates at the top floor of the iconic Cable Factory in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, Finland. We are surrounded by culture, events, artists and vibe, and we encourage you to visit galleries and to become inspired by what goes on around here. The product being developed will be revealed later.
Get in touch with Kristoffer Lawson (setok@scred.com / +358-40-7312273) to introduce yourself if it seems like you’re the person we are looking for.
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