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Thank you for your feedback here, you have some thoughtful and insightful comments that I think offers a valuable perspective to visitors here. There’s a few elements I’d like to respond to though for the record.
I would agree that the vibe of the engineering/dev team is pretty quiet; we definitely have a majority of introverts on the team currently, although we do value outgoing people who can help bring the team together more as well. I would disagree with you on the lack of morale/camaraderie however. Based on my own observations and internal surveys, I’d say there is a lot of trust, respect, and friendship within the dev team, even if it typically presents in fairly quiet and understated ways. Communication is something that we are always working on; we are open and authentic, but sometimes not as polished as we could be. We do unapologetically take the probation period seriously (while also being as welcoming as possible), and in tough conversations striking the right balance between clarity and empathy is an ongoing effort, for which your feedback is noted with appreciation.
As a bootstrapped company, we are independent thinkers, and while we sometimes do reinvent the wheel, I’m OK with that if it means that we don’t import external dysfunction and have the courage to come up with innovations that work best for us, like setting up a hybrid work environment long before that idea was mainstream. We see required process and scheduled meetings as necessary evils to be minimized so that we can maximize the amount of freedom and focused time for great teams to do great work, but that balance is constantly being tweaked.
Thank you once again and I hope you will continue to view me as approachable going forward – please feel free to reach out (you should have my email and/or LinkedIn) if there’s anything I can do for you.
-Stephen
Co-Founder
