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FounderFuel Pt. 3: Meet the Teams


I’ve down the more fun-loving member on

I’ve down the more fun-loving member on the team although we’re both a bit

the team although we’re both a bit

the team although we’re both a bit insane

I’m most predictive in the middle of the

I’m most predictive in the middle of the night probably between 1am and four a.m.

night probably between 1am and four a.m.

night probably between 1am and four a.m. and it caused a lot of problems when I

and it caused a lot of problems when I

and it caused a lot of problems when I have to come to work during the day in

have to come to work during the day in

have to come to work during the day in the morning but other than that I like

the morning but other than that I like

the morning but other than that I like to work done then yeah I’m most

to work done then yeah I’m most

to work done then yeah I’m most productive early in the morning usually

productive early in the morning usually

productive early in the morning usually with a computer but I like big open

with a computer but I like big open

with a computer but I like big open spaces the job that I’m glad that I

spaces the job that I’m glad that I

spaces the job that I’m glad that I don’t have would be all the coding it’s

don’t have would be all the coding it’s

don’t have would be all the coding it’s very tedious I like reaching out to

very tedious I like reaching out to

very tedious I like reaching out to people talking other businesses the

people talking other businesses the

people talking other businesses the jobbing what I don’t have is probably

jobbing what I don’t have is probably

jobbing what I don’t have is probably janitor team culture for me is very I

janitor team culture for me is very I

janitor team culture for me is very I think loose and open I work a lot pretty

think loose and open I work a lot pretty

think loose and open I work a lot pretty much around the clock and I think I

much around the clock and I think I

much around the clock and I think I guess does too there’s no real

guess does too there’s no real

guess does too there’s no real definition between home and work because

definition between home and work because

definition between home and work because they’re both so fun and you don’t ever

they’re both so fun and you don’t ever

they’re both so fun and you don’t ever get stressed because you know you can do

get stressed because you know you can do

get stressed because you know you can do everything and if not you have great

everything and if not you have great

everything and if not you have great people around you that can take up the

people around you that can take up the

people around you that can take up the slack giving you we’re not that serious

slack giving you we’re not that serious

slack giving you we’re not that serious we work we work hard and then we all

we work we work hard and then we all

we work we work hard and then we all have fun you know what we’re currently

have fun you know what we’re currently

have fun you know what we’re currently doing we talk about things that we can

doing we talk about things that we can

doing we talk about things that we can potentially fix in the world or things

potentially fix in the world or things

potentially fix in the world or things that we see that are wrong and we can do

that we see that are wrong and we can do

that we see that are wrong and we can do something about it the people that most

something about it the people that most

something about it the people that most influenced me is people are doing good

influenced me is people are doing good

influenced me is people are doing good for the community and contributing I can

for the community and contributing I can

for the community and contributing I can name Stefan Sagmeister it’s is the

name Stefan Sagmeister it’s is the

name Stefan Sagmeister it’s is the really cool designer that makes design

really cool designer that makes design

really cool designer that makes design for creating consciousness on people my

for creating consciousness on people my

for creating consciousness on people my main influences would definitely be

main influences would definitely be

main influences would definitely be 37signals the guys guys that do base

37signals the guys guys that do base

37signals the guys guys that do base camp and all that stuff so jobs hand

camp and all that stuff so jobs hand

camp and all that stuff so jobs hand down he’s my one only top influencer and

down he’s my one only top influencer and

down he’s my one only top influencer and he just type of guy that gets things

he just type of guy that gets things

he just type of guy that gets things done in a little amount of time my ideal

done in a little amount of time my ideal

done in a little amount of time my ideal team culture with probably exactly how

team culture with probably exactly how

team culture with probably exactly how it is now we come in happy we leave

it is now we come in happy we leave

it is now we come in happy we leave happy and whether it’s nine o’clock in

happy and whether it’s nine o’clock in

happy and whether it’s nine o’clock in the morning or nine o’clock at night or

the morning or nine o’clock at night or

the morning or nine o’clock at night or one o’clock in the morning or we’re here

one o’clock in the morning or we’re here

one o’clock in the morning or we’re here and we’re happy and we love what we do

and we’re happy and we love what we do

and we’re happy and we love what we do so it’s perfect how it is that fun is

so it’s perfect how it is that fun is

so it’s perfect how it is that fun is now is sort of being mixed with work and

now is sort of being mixed with work and

now is sort of being mixed with work and that’s why I like about this thing even

that’s why I like about this thing even

that’s why I like about this thing even though being a CEO sucks it does sorry

though being a CEO sucks it does sorry

though being a CEO sucks it does sorry to tell you it we have titles only

to tell you it we have titles only

to tell you it we have titles only because it’s people need to say it’s

because it’s people need to say it’s

because it’s people need to say it’s more like quickly what do you do okay

more like quickly what do you do okay

more like quickly what do you do okay imma CEO I’m the creative director and

imma CEO I’m the creative director and

imma CEO I’m the creative director and whatever my ideal team meeting would be

whatever my ideal team meeting would be

whatever my ideal team meeting would be about five minutes long everybody comes

about five minutes long everybody comes

about five minutes long everybody comes in prepared says her peace talks about

in prepared says her peace talks about

in prepared says her peace talks about it and then leaves with work to do and

it and then leaves with work to do and

it and then leaves with work to do and stuff to do tough to follow up on I

stuff to do tough to follow up on I

stuff to do tough to follow up on I prefer it open office um people who

prefer it open office um people who

prefer it open office um people who share jelly sandwiches everybody works

share jelly sandwiches everybody works

share jelly sandwiches everybody works hard and then maybe once a week or every

hard and then maybe once a week or every

hard and then maybe once a week or every other week go out for a beer thinking

other week go out for a beer thinking

other week go out for a beer thinking about this every minute of every day and

about this every minute of every day and

about this every minute of every day and working on it just as often I think they

working on it just as often I think they

working on it just as often I think they the notion of nine to five job is almost

the notion of nine to five job is almost

the notion of nine to five job is almost a dated one we’re very different people

a dated one we’re very different people

a dated one we’re very different people we have very different interests we just

we have very different interests we just

we have very different interests we just happened to mesh really well and work

happened to mesh really well and work

happened to mesh really well and work really well together as a team Dimitri

really well together as a team Dimitri

really well together as a team Dimitri love snowboarding and and I love coffee

love snowboarding and and I love coffee

love snowboarding and and I love coffee I mean that’s about as active as i get

I mean that’s about as active as i get

I mean that’s about as active as i get this is definitely not a nine-to-five

this is definitely not a nine-to-five

this is definitely not a nine-to-five job but i haven’t done anything in a

job but i haven’t done anything in a

job but i haven’t done anything in a nine-to-five since really ever I think

nine-to-five since really ever I think

nine-to-five since really ever I think it’s 24 7 type of job 24-7 when I’m

it’s 24 7 type of job 24-7 when I’m

it’s 24 7 type of job 24-7 when I’m sleeping I’m working and what I’m not

sleeping I’m working and what I’m not

sleeping I’m working and what I’m not sleeping i’m working too we like to get

sleeping i’m working too we like to get

sleeping i’m working too we like to get things done and sometimes that means we

things done and sometimes that means we

things done and sometimes that means we sit down over coffee and sometimes that

sit down over coffee and sometimes that

sit down over coffee and sometimes that means we sit down in a boardroom and

means we sit down in a boardroom and

means we sit down in a boardroom and work with white boards or do it even

work with white boards or do it even

work with white boards or do it even more formally I’ve met a couple of

more formally I’ve met a couple of

more formally I’ve met a couple of people making the last couple of years

people making the last couple of years

people making the last couple of years and startup community how they basically

and startup community how they basically

and startup community how they basically dedicate their life for some reason they

dedicate their life for some reason they

dedicate their life for some reason they inspire me passion is what inspires me

inspire me passion is what inspires me

inspire me passion is what inspires me most when I want to see people that

most when I want to see people that

most when I want to see people that actually care about what they’re doing a

actually care about what they’re doing a

actually care about what they’re doing a fighting for what they’re doing that’s

fighting for what they’re doing that’s

fighting for what they’re doing that’s cool I’m glad that I’m not in charge of

cool I’m glad that I’m not in charge of

cool I’m glad that I’m not in charge of making things look pretty and easy to

making things look pretty and easy to

making things look pretty and easy to use because I like making things that

use because I like making things that

use because I like making things that work well but I have no idea how people

work well but I have no idea how people

work well but I have no idea how people use software and what it takes for it to

use software and what it takes for it to

use software and what it takes for it to be excellent I’m glad I don’t have

be excellent I’m glad I don’t have

be excellent I’m glad I don’t have Mike’s job basically his mind is set up

Mike’s job basically his mind is set up

Mike’s job basically his mind is set up like structure things and and he builds

like structure things and and he builds

like structure things and and he builds and coats like beyond my imagination

and coats like beyond my imagination

and coats like beyond my imagination this is three jobs in one it’s three

this is three jobs in one it’s three

this is three jobs in one it’s three eight-hour shifts it’s nonstop

eight-hour shifts it’s nonstop

eight-hour shifts it’s nonstop constantly thinking about it

constantly thinking about it

constantly thinking about it this isn’t a nine-to-five job by any

this isn’t a nine-to-five job by any

this isn’t a nine-to-five job by any means we poured our heart and soul into

means we poured our heart and soul into

means we poured our heart and soul into this we’re thinking about it constantly

this we’re thinking about it constantly

this we’re thinking about it constantly it’s the most important thing in terms

it’s the most important thing in terms

it’s the most important thing in terms of team culture for our company is

of team culture for our company is

of team culture for our company is really to keep things open we meet

really to keep things open we meet

really to keep things open we meet different people we see different

different people we see different

different people we see different challenges get opinions all the time but

challenges get opinions all the time but

challenges get opinions all the time but we want to tell each other the bad news

we want to tell each other the bad news

we want to tell each other the bad news right away and make sure that we’re

right away and make sure that we’re

right away and make sure that we’re always on the same page and know what’s

always on the same page and know what’s

always on the same page and know what’s happening basically feedbacks important

happening basically feedbacks important

happening basically feedbacks important and I’d like to hear everyone’s feedback

and I’d like to hear everyone’s feedback

and I’d like to hear everyone’s feedback my deal team meeting is normally pretty

my deal team meeting is normally pretty

my deal team meeting is normally pretty quick and luckily I get along with Mike

quick and luckily I get along with Mike

quick and luckily I get along with Mike and we see eye to eye on most cases and

and we see eye to eye on most cases and

and we see eye to eye on most cases and if not we’ll fight were quick to find

if not we’ll fight were quick to find

if not we’ll fight were quick to find the resolution to the problem we’re both

the resolution to the problem we’re both

the resolution to the problem we’re both actually cousins and we come from a

actually cousins and we come from a

actually cousins and we come from a Italian family that likes to eat and

Italian family that likes to eat and

Italian family that likes to eat and celebrate with a lot of good food and

celebrate with a lot of good food and

celebrate with a lot of good food and there’s a lot of that on weekends that

there’s a lot of that on weekends that

there’s a lot of that on weekends that that’s really the only way we and since

that’s really the only way we and since

that’s really the only way we and since we’re family we have to make sure we

we’re family we have to make sure we

we’re family we have to make sure we come to an agreement or else we’ll have

come to an agreement or else we’ll have

come to an agreement or else we’ll have other members to our backs

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