Today, I’m talking with Greg Koberger, the Founder and CEO of ReadMe, a SaaS that helps their 3,000+ customers develop relationships by building beautiful, personalized, and interactive developer hubs. They also recently announced that they raised a Series A round of financing, lead by Accel.
In our chat, we focus on two key areas of any business: productivity and culture.
When it comes to productivity, there is an obsession to getting more and more done and it’s why you can find thousands of “ultimate productivity hacks” out there. Greg values productivity, but has taken a unique “No Guilt” policy towards it which has had unexpected results.
On the culture front, we break down what “culture” actually means, why it’s so important to the success of a startup, and how to maintain it as your company grows.
This was a wide ranging conversation and I’m sure you’ll get a lot out of it.
Topics covered:
- Background leading up to today
- What exactly is ReadMe and how did it come about?
- What does your business look like now?
- “No Guilt” Policy to Increase Productivity
- Can you explain what the policy is?
- What made you realize you needed this?
- What does this look like in practice for your team?
- Culture
- What is your culture?
- How do you maintain it?
- Why is it so important?
- “Rapid Fire” questions
- Where can listeners go to learn more?
Resources mentioned:
- YCombinator
- Books by Basecamp
- Richard Stallman
- Intercom
- Oral History of The Daily Show
- Morning Pages
Where to learn more:
To hear more from Greg, you can follow him on Twitter, visit his personal website, or see what he is up to at ReadMe