The Naive Optimist: Hitting 40 employees and going vanilla
We’re just about to hit 40 full-time employees at Treehouse and I’ve noticed that the urge to go “vanilla” is pretty strong.
As companies grow they seem to have a natural tendency to move from creative, fun and adventurous cultures to safe, systemitized “vanilla” cultures. They’re safe and…
The CEO of Treehouse, a membership site dedicated to teaching web design and development, has some sharp ideas about business leadership and culture- a lot of what I’ve come to desire in jobs that I’ve worked. Definitely an awesome attitude that is the best for a forward thinking tech and creativity team.
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membership site dedicated...teaching web design...some sharp...
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for nearly 12 years. The first six...seven were awesome. Then it got vanilla. Super...
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