When I was Head of R&D at another startup, the autonomy I had to experiment was awesome, my team was full of unicorns, misfits, and brilliant coders that all played amazingly together, and we built exciting, important things. As I ventured onwards to start my own company, I knew I wanted to re-create that unique dynamic and I’m at the place now in my own career where I have to be really intentional about hiring great people and getting the best out of the team that I already have. Because I’ve been around enough to understand that the people make the (work)place. The people make the product. So, the big question that’s constantly circulating in my head as a CEO is, “what can I do to make all that happen?”

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