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Archie Hollingsworth

One year ago, we had $1M ARR, three staff, and a part-time SDR in Harry Stebbings.

Since then, we’ve grown by over 3000% and very deliberately hired a world-class founding team.

Why?

Building AI-native products requires obsession and deep care for the user experience.

It is not about layering AI on top or adding more buttons. It is about showing up quietly and exactly when a user needs help.

That team gives the three of us the space to focus on what we do best. 

Obsessing over building the most thoughtful product experience possible.

If you live in your inbox, we would love to meet you, whether you use Fyxer or not.

Matthew, Richard, and I are doing interviews every week. 

If you are in London, we can meet in person. Otherwise, we can jump on a call. 

Comment if you would like to chat and we will reach out.

[Me, Matt and Rich 1 year ago]

One of the disadvantages of founding in the UK is the negative mindset wired into most people.

When you’re ambitious, you’re often met with skeptical questioning. Playing it safe and being considered right is celebrated over being bold. We have a culture of people looking to find the hole in your plan.

Very rarely do people challenge you to be more ambitious. I can count on one hand the number of people who did this before we launched. It feels amazing when someone does. 

You’re taught that if something good goes your way, it means something bad is just around the corner. This is so unhelpful. You don’t have a finite number of wins.

People will often reference their own failures or their friends’ failures instead of building you up with positive energy.

There’s an overemphasis on: 

“What if this doesn’t work?” instead of,  “What if it does?”

I want us to change this narrative, as it’s hurting us so much.

Are you being ambitious enough?

Last year, New York was a satellite office. It’s now transitioning into our central hub for the company, alongside our offices in San Francisco and London.

We spent the past week with our founding US team. 

Our cultures won’t be identical, but we share the same values: moving unreasonably fast, doing whatever it takes to win, and challenging conventional thinking.

[Walking with Matt and Rich, Jan 25]

The view from our HQ could be confused for Hogwarts.

We take a moment each day to walk and talk here as we experience growth you see once in a generation. Over 3,000% last year.

We’re hosting a private evening in 2 weeks to share openly with 12 of the most ambitious engineers who want to hear from and speak privately with our team.

DM me if you’re interested.

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Just opened my Secret Santa.

The Cowboy is wise.

Don’t dwell.

Focus on what you can control.

Execution solves everything.

Alvius

Alvius is the technology partner to the UK's leading jobs, recruitment and staffing organisations. Our platforms (Vendor Management System and Talent Pooling System) enable companies and public bodies to find, hire and manage tens of thousands of people every year and oversee tens of millions in spend. 

Members: APSCO Outsource & APSCO UK
Approved: ESPO, YPO and CCS 
Certified: ISO 9001, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus.

Managing Director

British Army

Soldier in the Honourable Artillery Company, a Regiment in the British Army Reserve.

Soldier

Feisty

Fesity was the jobs platform dedicated to helping small UK companies stand out.

We raised investment, attracted 150k+ users, 1k+ employers, acquired a smaller business, grew the team to 25 and found jobs for more than 1,000 people. Having struggled during the pandemic and taken on debt, the business was put into voluntary insolvency in Q4 2022.

Non Executive Director

Co-Founder & MD 

Crown & Manor Club

Trustee of Hoxton youth club, providing a supportive and (literally) safe space for young men growing up in the area.

Board Member

Tesco PLC

Innovation Adviser

Senior Associate, Financial Services Strategy

Worked on 15+ deals across retail, financial services, energy, leisure and media, principally buy-side.

Associate, Deals Strategy

The Wilberforce Society

Founder & later trustee of The Wilberforce Society, the UK's leading student-run & non-partisan think tank. Chair of the trustees 2014-2017.

Founder

Senator Charles Grassley

Legislative Intern

Romney for President, Inc.

Intern, Policy Department

Alvius is the technology partner to the UK's leading jobs, recruitment and staffing organisations. Our platforms (Vendor Management System and Talent Pooling System) enable companies and public bodies to find, hire and manage tens of thousands of people every year. 

I’ve created one effective and enduring charity, one impactful but commercially unsuccessful company and one successful business, Alvius, which I now jointly lead.

Since 2011, the organisations I’ve co-founded have directly employed more than 50 people, found employment for a further 1,000+ others, secured several major multi-year contracts with both corporations and UK government bodies, processed over £100m of spend, given hundreds of students experience of policy research and development and advised British and overseas policymakers. 

I’ve also served in the British armed forces, been a trustee of an inner-city youth club and worked in finance.

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