Going from implementing your idea in a small team to having a global company with several employees, is not a jump to be taken lightly. While many startups believe in scaling fast and sourcing finance quickly, other companies decide to take a more sustainable approach to growth. Annabel spoke to Rasto Ivanic, the CEO of GroupSolver, providing market insights powered by AI. Rasto received funding in Slovakia but the company's growth is not local, successfully taking on the US market.

This episode is split into 3 parts: 1) why finding an investor that understands your mission is crucial 2) how to growth your team sustainably and 3) how to scale and maintain culture. Along the way we highlight the necessity of terms and conditions and service level agreements, and how equity share programmes (ESOP) are pragmatic for growth.

Savvy by Sparring is a show where we reveal the stories founders, investors and other startup ecosystem players face when they do not consider legal questions at an early stage. Get your startup off the ground with business inspiration, meshed with legalities, including how startups incorporated, protected their works and raised funds in a (legally) smart way.

You can find Sparring's Startup Playbook which supports the show here: https://playbook.sparring.io/