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Job: Software Developer @ Shitify.io
Come join a team of the best <hyped_tech_here> devs ever. At Shitify we’re disrupting the shit
industry by making shit happen.
You: 5 years exp in a 2 yr old stack, scaled to millions, communication skills, deadlines, teamwork, …..
Salary according to experience
Gym membership
Travel to conferences
New MacBook Pro with TouchBar!
Monthly team drinks
Continuous growth
Office with ping-pong, pool, swimming
pool, dog trainers, meditation area,
pilates balls, 99 other incredible perks no-
one ever uses
Work anytime you want (daily meetings at 10:00)
Remote work(did we mentionour office?)
Location: San Francisco, CA

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Diving into Personal Development

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Safety first
Extreme autonomy
Focused on growth
Transparency
Fun

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#1 Hiring: slow (*)
Take as long as it takes, don’t hire “meh”s
Focus on what they can bring, not what they lack
Be brutally honest about your problems challenges
Give them a REAL problem to solve over a few days
Interact using your tools and processes

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#2 Firing: fast
Don’t bring the team down
Try to make it a team decision
It always pays off

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#3 Onboarding: critical
How would you like to be welcomed?
Success depends on this
Start with customer support
Create an onboarding tool / handbook

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#4 Quitters = raving fans
“I’ll be back”
Source of business, people, etc…
Keep them involved (parties, chat, …)

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#4 Get rid of toxic people
One person can destroy a team
Just do it. Now.

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#5 Underlying principles

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#6 Kill reviews.
Implement regular team feedback sessions
Provide a safe environment
Learn to read people
Focus on metrics
Expose your vulnerabilities

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#7 Autonomy and Empowerment
Doesn’t mean “Drop me in the Jungle”
Crystal clear goals, purpose and “rules”
Encourage team experiments (processes, tools, etc…)
Even when you *know* they’ll fail

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#8 Remote + Hours
1 person remote = all company behaves remote
Remote is NOT work from home
Async communication
More frequent check-ins
Remote is a mindset

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#9 Transparency (incl. Salaries)
“Default to transparency” (Buffer)
Some people can’t handle transparency
Kill badmouthing immediately – speak
Even if you don’t have all the answers
Grow or fire them, never, ever, ever, try to soften their pains
Focus on positive things – gratitude, growth, …

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#10 Treat everyone like the
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