Jess Woodward-Jones is the co-founder of Vizzy, a recruitment platform that works with hiring businesses to look beyond CVs.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Woodward-Jones discusses why building a successful business will always be hard no matter how good the idea is, the transformational power of effective note keeping and the problems with AI recruitment.
What advice would you give to a first-time founder?
I would ask any first-time founder: “How badly do you want this?”. No matter how good your idea is, creating something from nothing is hard. Are you ready to make sacrifices, and do you have the relentless passion and energy to make it work? My co-founders (Joe and Chris) and I absolutely love what we do – we are all in. But we’ve had to cancel holidays and miss gatherings, and there will always be a few sleepless nights. I joke that Vizzy is like my third child – but it’s true, and she’s the most demanding!…
