David Sacks shares lessons from early Zenefits days &growth hacks; listen to customer & improve prod
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Channel: This Week in Startups · 2016 · Education
WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/0Fls8LScXQ8 .@DavidSacks shares lessons from early @Zenefits & growth hacks; listen to customer, take in feedback, improve prod-w/@jason-THX @TommyJohn Filmed at 2016 LAUNCH SCALE, David Sacks of Zenefits and Cyan Banister of Founders Fund sit down with Jason to hash out the trials and successes in scaling culture. David Sacks talks openly about the transformation of culture at Zenefits--how he fixed the company's problems and helped to rapidly scale the business. Then, Cyan Banister shares tips on how to create and preserve company culture as you scale. She then takes questions from the audience about how to handle subcultures and 1099 employees, stay present from a distance, and maintain culture when a company is growing rapidly. For full show notes, subscribe to http://thisweekinstartups.com/about/#allsubscribe
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