Here is why corporate growth feels like jumping off a cliff
Maybe I’m a different breed Maybe I’m not listening So blame it on my A.D.D. baby
A few years ago, we showed this video in our morning huddle as we were at one of those inflection points where corporately it was time to ‘jump’, and sail out into the unknown [every day we have an entire team 10 minute huddle to keep everyone up to date, something which I would highly recommend]. This week, it felt like we were sailing again. Chris and I had an interesting conversation at the start of the week in which I asked him, “So are we going to jump?” By this simple question I was implying, are we really going to double down on YO! and the opportunity? Are we going to execute the plan and vision? Are we going to staff up both here in Maple Ridge, Canada as well as in Bangladesh? Are we going to expand into new offices? Are we going to risk ridicule, company culture, failure, stability, and a lot of what we have worked on for the past four years? For both of us, it was an easy answer. We knew we had to jump. So corporately in the timeline that is YO!, this is what has transpired this week:- We have mapped out a roadmap that will see us doubling our 50 person team over the next 3-5 months (assuming we can find the talent)
- We are expanding/moving offices in both Maple Ridge and Khulna, investing in spaces that will enforce our company culture while giving us room to spread our wings
- We started building up a slide deck so that we could speak with strategic investors/partners. While profitable via our other ventures and thus able to bootstrap YO! going forward, a nest egg to grow faster might be a good thing.
- UI/UX Mobile manager
- Android Requirements Engineer
- Android Application Developers
- iOS Requirements Engineer
- iOS Application Developers
- Project Managers
- Electrical Engineers (Networking)
- PR/Media Relations – North America
- PR/Media Relations – Emerging Markets
- Customer & Community Support Manager
- Channel Management/Carrier Relations
- Latin/South America Regional Marketing Manager
- China/South Asia Regional Marketing Manager
- SAARC (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) Regional Marketing Manager
- Requirements Engineers
- Business Analysts
- Marketing Manager/Social Marketing Manager
- Legal Support
- Finance Manager (CFO)
- Recruiter
- Performance Guru (Growth Hacker)
- More Designers
- Office Manager
- HR/Dream Manager
- Barista / Bartender
- Sys Admin
La la la la la La la la la la oh! La la la la la, La la la la la oh! La la la la la, La la la la la, Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail! Sail with me into the dark Sail! Sail with me into the dark Sail! Sail with me into the dark Sail! Sail with me Sail!