Startup Funeral

The Reverend Adam Hawley is the presiding vicar of Startup Funeral, formerly of the Parish of TechHub, where he spent five years ministering to the faithful - first locally in London, and then cultivating the flock internationally in Madrid, Warsaw, and Bangalore. Since leaving the parish, he has continued his ministry as a senior operator across startup communities, mission-led organisations, and commercial businesses - typically working in environments where the remit is broader than the title and the org chart hasn't caught up with reality. He has devoted this time to introducing such radical concepts as proportionate operations, governance controls, consequences, and the value of reflection (if not quite prayer) to organisations experiencing moments, or extended periods of, 'exciting challenge', so they can refocus on the work of the business rather than allow running the business to be its work. He is known for a calm demeanour, a dry sense of humour, and an apparent bias for process simplification and clarity. Other members of the Clergy report he is an advocate for listening carefully, writing things down, and remembering them later - an approach that has fallen out of favour but continues to produce results. Whilst relishing opportunities to work with founders, evangelists, thought leaders, and Unicorn-dream builders, the Reverend Hawley remains stubbornly committed to the idea that someone should also be running the place, and is happy enough if that someone is him. Rarely known to refuse an offer of 'more tea, vicar?' and always keen to support community events, you often find him deep in discussion of many things, animal, mineral, or ecclesiastical, near the sandwiches at the village fate.