---
title: What makes a good management team?
description: One of the most common areas of concern for start-up and early-stage companies when seeking investment is the make-up of their management team, says Connor Sweeney, InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Programme Manager. 
---

[Blog ](https://blog.intertradeireland.com)

# [What makes a good management team?](https://blog.intertradeireland.com/what-makes-a-good-management-team-1)

 Written by [Connor Sweeney](https://blog.intertradeireland.com/author/connor-sweeney) | 17 December 2025

[View full post](https://blog.intertradeireland.com/what-makes-a-good-management-team-1)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Connor Sweeney"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2025-12-22T15:27:25.156Z",
  "datePublished" : "2025-12-17T16:02:59Z",
  "headline" : "What makes a good management team?",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 1080,
    "url" : "https://25855289.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25855289/Untitled%20%2831%29.png",
    "width" : 1080
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.intertradeireland.com/what-makes-a-good-management-team-1",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Blog"
  }
}
```