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Avapond is a Bristol consultancy for founders and growing businesses. We work backwards from the goal you want to hit, find out what's actually in the way, and build what you need to get there.

A Bristol consultancy for founders and growing businesses. We work backwards from your goal and clear what's in the way.

Some of the people we have worked with

  • Cancer Research UK
  • Capital One
  • Telefónica
  • GameAnalytics
  • Runware
  • Geo
  • LinearB
  • Gameye
  • Odeeo
  • Coda
  • Coding Dojo
  • Porto Bristol
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Who we are

Learn about how we work and how we think.

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What does Avapond do?

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The thinking behind "Dare to think"

Runware needed help hiring, and that's how Avapond found me. They didn't just place me and leave: onboarding, processes, campaigns, all done alongside us. It never felt like outside help. It felt like they had as much riding on it as we did.
Olena TrifanCreative Technologist · Runware

Pick your goal

See what we'd do for the goal you're trying to hit.

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Attract more customers

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Keep customers loyal

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Stand out from your competitors

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Motivate your team

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Streamline how you work

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Our fortnightly get-together in Bristol. Ask us when the next one is.

Motivate your team

Your culture dictates your company's strength. An unmotivated culture pushes people to leave, and it bleeds into your brand and your customer service.

This is what happens when culture doesn't follow the values you want to see. Conflicted attitudes build stress, people argue over decisions, and nobody cares whether you succeed. Consistent values feel welcoming, welcoming cultures make people happy, and happy people care about your customers.

Where to look

Set the standards in stone

Strong cultures have a north star: principles, values, and beliefs everyone can follow. Without it people feel aimless. So sort the foundations first. What do you stand for? What's your personality? How do you want people to behave?

Those principles guide different people to the same decision. Give two people a choice and both should run it through your values and land on the same answer. That consistency is what motivates. And it has to start with you: claim to be a healthy company with vending machines full of sweets and the culture undermines itself.

Person A

Faces a choice

Person B

Faces the same choice

Your principles

Written down, lived by you first

Same answer

Without asking you

The test of a real culture: two people, one decision, no meeting needed.

What we'd do

It starts with you

What's aspirational and what's already true? We'll audit your assumptions and figure it out.

  1. Learn your current situation

    We interview your teams and hear what they think the culture is right now. What do they like? What could improve?

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  2. Define your ideal culture

    We work with you to decide exactly what you want the culture to be, and how far that is from what people think it is today.

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  3. Create the plan to change

    Exactly how you'll roll this out across all your teams.

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  4. Lead by example

    We teach you to live your own values first, then create the materials and systems to give your teams.

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  5. Check in regularly

    We set up how you'll know the culture is changing, what's working, and how to keep moving.

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Check first

Have you got the right goal?

The way you treat your people is intertwined with how you treat your customers. So have you considered:

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    How are you keeping customers loyal?

    A genuine, friendly customer experience encourages your people to act the same way internally.

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    How do you stand out from your competitors?

    Your public brand should reflect your internal culture, to bring in customers and the right talent.

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    How do you streamline your work?

    Build your values into your processes so even the automated parts follow your vision.

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Tell us your goal

Start with a 30-minute call. We'll audit your assumptions, look at what's actually happening in your business, and clear a path to your goal.

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