Startup Snacks from Alloy Growth Lab

Startup Snacks #118 – Stick Around: Smart Strategies for Keeping Great People

Startup Snacks from Alloy Growth Lab

675Aug 21, 2025

🧩 Hiring is hard. Keeping great people? Even harder. This week’s Startup Snacks is all about employee retention—because every early team member counts, and turnover can cost more than just time. ✅ Why listening matters more than perks ✅ How to give people a reason to stay ✅ Recognition, autonomy, and real growth (without big budgets) Great teams don’t just show up. You build them—and keep them—with intention.

Startup Snacks #106 – Funding Recap + What’s Next: Community is Your Growth Engine

Startup Snacks from Alloy Growth Lab

290May 30, 2025

💰 Wrapped Your Pitch Deck? It’s Time to Grow Beyond the Raise. In May, Startup Snacks tackled the funding fundamentals: ✅ Investor-ready pitch decks ✅ Funding types (VC, angels, grants) ✅ Outreach strategies ✅ What investors really look for But money isn’t the only growth engine. In June, we shift to a new theme: Community.