Tom Tunguz

JUNE 13, 2017

Redpoint partnered with 2U at the Series A, and they are now a $2B publicly traded education company that powers online degree programs for Georgetown, USC, Syracuse, Berkeley, and Yale, among others. It was an inspirational moment for me because I observed the intense power of developing strong company culture.

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IT World

AUGUST 18, 2022

A growing number of companies have instituted policies allowing any employee to work fully remote, including Twitter , Meta ( Facebook ), Airbnb , 3M , Atlassian , Lyft , SAP , Slack , Spotify , and VMware.

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

David followed the article by joining OpenView Partner Blake Bartlett on the OV BUILD podcast for a deep dive into No Rules Rules and the key principles for creating a strong and resilient company culture. However, the audience to whom the presenter was speaking was not at all comfortable with what their culture saw as a free-for-all.

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OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

At this point, the notion of “company culture” is widely recognized as an effective way to promote retention, increase employee engagement, enhance brand equity and drive overall business growth. No matter your industry, role, or business model, you’ve likely come across the concept of company culture on more than one occasion.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The company culture you build. Lesson 5: Build a successful company culture. You must have the proper structure and culture in place to enable faster growth. Define and identify the core values of your company from day one. Think about the real values that your company needs to become a successful company.

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Mucker Capital

JUNE 24, 2019

When I was leading my last business, I always knew that company culture was important. With a thousand other things demanding my time, thinking about culture was perpetually on the back burner. The Moment that Culture Becomes Crucial. The Moment that Culture Becomes Crucial.

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SaaStr

APRIL 29, 2022

Understanding how new team members will contribute to your company culture is important. You can teach almost anyone to do a great job, but it’s essential that your people can embrace the way your company operates. “The nuances of managing someone who is early in their career versus someone with more experience is different.”.

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SaaStr

MAY 26, 2022

If you operate with your instincts as your primary guide, you’ll learn the importance of culture the hard way. Company culture is like an ecosystem that has to be nurtured to thrive, and values are a foundational element in a cultural framework. . The nine values outlined below reset the company culture at Frame.io

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IT World

JUNE 2, 2022

Allstate, a 90-year-old American insurance company, had always been an office-centric company, even if most of its employees were technology workers.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 31, 2022

Periods of high growth, however, can test the strength of company culture. The priority is to ensure that the desired company culture is at the heart of the organization’s behaviors, and this begins by holding your team accountable to the core company values.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 28, 2023

How To Create Values For Your Startup For purpose-driven founders, how you live and honor your values when building and running a unicorn is powerful, not only for your company culture but also for the success of your business. Founders can use the strategies that make sense for them to develop their own set of company values.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 3, 2022

Our products and platform have come a long way since Intercom was founded 11 years ago, and while our innovation is absolutely something to be proud of, we’re especially proud of the company culture we’ve built in tandem. Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022. Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Takeaway: Whether it's due to different departments or offices, you probably have different teams in your company. Allow each of these teams to embrace their individuality while still staying aligned with the fundamentals of your company's culture. Mistake 8) Focusing solely on growing profits, not people.

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The Daily Egg

JANUARY 6, 2021

You need good onboarding software to hire, train, and engage new employees with your company culture in the most effective way. It can be daunting trying to find comprehensive software at an affordable price—especially in the world of remote work, where you need to utilize different tools for business success.

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SaaStr

MAY 1, 2023

Dines is recognized as an authority on driving business growth through company culture, employee empowerment, and innovation. Today, Dines’ vision is to make software robots , powered by computer vision and AI, as common as PCs in the workplace.

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SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2023

We’ll explore key aspects such as building customer relationships based on trust and honest feedback, defining company culture amid rapid growth, and hiring strategies that prioritize team chemistry over expertise. And one of the most critical aspects to manage during this phase is your company culture.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

To create a strong company culture in a remote work environment, Storyblok focused on its employee benefits early on. “We Storyblok then invested in an onboarding and learning platform to create a four-week onboarding program rather than the lengthy wiki pages they previously used. We listened to our employees.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 21, 2021

The Art: The art side involves the company culture which goes beyond initiatives. Is customer-centricity a part of your company’s DNA? Rangan explains that implementing practices can help support your CX-first culture, like involving customers in quarterly meetings and creating a two-way feedback loop. Key Takeaways.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Takeaway: The best habits are ultimately specific to the individual leader and their company. Video: #2 – Building Cultures That Scale. As shown by his biography on the Sequoia website, his investment approach prioritizes company culture and values.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 10, 2022

Consider how you introduce new talent into your organization –– onboarding and company culture are essential. Focus on the product and build the best value you can. Customers and investors will follow. Prepare for a stellar user experience from the beginning. .

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Based on her experience and success at Expensify, Muralidharan shares a helpful approach for growing your company that maintains productivity and performance. . Grow Mindfully: Company culture is a living, breathing thing. . When it comes to hiring strategy, you must connect your recruiting to your company’s deeper philosophy.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

How IRL Drives Better Business IRL goes beyond company culture. Sourbron continues, “What we believe is that there needs to be an “in-real-life” strategy in any organization to create purpose-led experiences through moments that matter.”

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Company Culture of Personal Development. As SaaS founders progress in their personal growth, they should establish a culture where this type of development and mentorship is encouraged within their company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 3, 2023

Pugh says, “When you build culture, it helps democratize decision-making across the business. Let’s look at five ways to build a powerful company culture. Iterate on culture and values. Figma announced its fifth culture and value, which is play. Most things in life require iteration.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One area that’s especially fraught with challenges is your company culture. Neglecting to onboard a new hire into your company culture poses a huge risk of misalignment. You should invest in good and detailed onboarding focused on culture for all of your new employees, and more specifically, for your managers.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The concept of “Company Culture” is different depending on who you ask. . After my first few weeks, friends in the Boston area started to ask me “what’s the culture like over there?” Company Culture shouldn’t be about the company. benefits and internal promotion paths. .

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SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2023

Your values can inform and influence your company culture. Every company will have a different playbook because every startup is different. After five years, they finally refreshed their values and hired a consultant (see Lesson 6). The lesson — Don’t be afraid to change values. If something isn’t sitting right, change it.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this special SaaStr Annual presentation, Thomas shares how async communication improves the work experience, enhances company culture, and builds a better business. Yet, despite the big step forward in providing work flexibility, there is also a sharp increase in burnout. What is Async, and Why is It Important?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Create a healthy culture. This is why, fundamentally, you need to build a company culture of constant iteration. Those ideas might not always pan out, but it’s that underlying vitality that serves as the fertile soil for your company’s future success.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You can create an incredible company culture by looking to those successful, high-growth businesses and seeing what’s working for them. . Create a psychologically safe environment where your people can openly share their perspectives, challenges, and, sometimes, mistakes. . Growth is always a work in progress, even for leaders.

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IT World

MARCH 27, 2023

But that shift brought technology challenges most companies are by now familiar with: how do you secure networks when the employee’s home is essentially a branch office? How do you create company culture from afar? And, how do you retain employees at a time when IT talent is in historically high demand.

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Predictable Revenue

OCTOBER 10, 2019

We provide the framework and break down the process, fast-growing company Samsara used to hire 200 new sales reps in a year. Find out how Samsara maintains company culture and provides mentorship for new reps while rapidly growing their team.

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IT World

MARCH 30, 2022

The study posits that after two years of fragmented workforces, closed offices, and disconnected employees, business travel will become critical to reestablishing company culture through in-person interaction and collaboration.

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IT World

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A study recently caught my eye that dramatizes the extent to which the changing workplace is reshaping company cultures—for better and for worse.

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IT World

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Over the past year, more than 4 million workers have quit their jobs every month, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics The report, by human resource management software provider Isolved , says the top way employers can improve company culture and retain their workers is by paying their employees market value.

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CloseSaaS

JANUARY 22, 2018

There’s no perfect way to run a remote company, but there are a few things you can do to build a vibrant and successful team.

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