Scaling Basho

Lightning Talk on the aspects of humanism and culture in growing a tech company--lessons learned from Basho over the years. Delivered at FirstMark Capital's 2013 Tech Summit.

Transcript

1. @tsantero Scaling Basho Tom Santero
3. Humble Beginnings
6. < 10 employees 0 Revenue 0 Production Users 2009
7. < 120 employees $$$ Revenue 1000s Production Users 2013
8. Company == People
9. This is Basho
10. 0 37.5 75 112.5 150 2009 2010 2011 2012 Present Basho Headcount
11. Administration
12. Engineering
13. Client Services
14. Professional Services
15. Sales
16. Marketing
17. Evangelism
18. { Cost of a new employee Recruiting Equipment On-boarding Training ~ = 3 - 6 months
19. In 2010 Basho hired our first Remote Employee
20. Hire Smart
21. Be Selective
22. Group Interviews
23. Early focus on Engineering
24. Strong focus on Engineering
25. Eliminate Silos
26. Culture
27. { } values happiness productivity
28. Culture at Basho is STRONG
29. Work from Anywhere
30. Permissive PTO / Vacation Policies
31. Autonomy breeds Happiness
32. Autonomy breeds productivity
33. Community
34. Embrace Open Source
35. Engage your Base
36. Conferences & Meetups
37. Transparency { Hiring Advertising Post-Mortems ~ = :)
38. Thanks! @tsantero