Ep 67 - Netguru's Wiktor Schmidt

Jeff Robbins interviews Wiktor Schmidt, CEO and Co-Founder at Netguru, about the role of company culture, what it means to be remote-first, and how to scale trust in a larger company.

Discussion Topics…

• What was it like to grow to 600+ employees over 11 years?

• Having a remote-first mentality around work, even when employees are in the office

• Accessing a global talent pool as a remote-first company

• “If you’re not able to trust your team, maybe you should not have hired them in the first place.”

• Does trust scale to larger distributed teams?

• Managing the security risks of scaling from a nimble team to a larger company

• Using the right tools to optimize productivity and enhance communication for remote companies

• What’s the Culture Book at Netguru?

• Living by company values in everyday interactions

• Giving employees trust is not a new phenomenon, but it’s still not a mainstream concept for companies

• Remote is not the reason for trust, but it’s more the effect

• Importance of face-to-face communication in regular intervals

• All-hands meetings, company conferences, and unstructured client meetings

• What are company conferences with 600+ employees like?

• Having a remote-first philosophy at the company without being fully distributed

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