This Week in Startups E1052: Range CEO & Co-Founder Dan Pupius shares best practices on building culture as a remote team, insights from working on Google+, importance of asynchronous communication on distributed teams, Holacracy & more!
May 2, 2020
Dan Pupius, CEO and co-founder of Range, dives into the world of remote team culture. With a background at Google and Medium, he shares insights on the crucial role of asynchronous communication and how to keep motivation high among team members. Dan discusses his experiences with Google+ and the lessons learned from its rise and fall, emphasizing the importance of psychological safety in remote work. He also explores frameworks like Holacracy and the future of hybrid work environments, all while weaving in thoughts on cultural influences from events like Burning Man.
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Google Buzz Fiasco
- Google Buzz was an experimental social network integrated within Gmail.
- It leveraged users' existing contacts but failed due to privacy concerns and automatic opt-in.
Ethical Considerations Hindered Google's Social Media Efforts
- Google's considered approach to user privacy, while ethical, made it difficult to compete with Facebook's aggressive growth tactics.
- Facebook prioritized rapid product iteration and user acquisition, sometimes at the expense of user privacy.
Google Plus's Adoption Pattern Limited Network Effects
- Google Plus's broad adoption, facilitated by its integration with Google services, resulted in sparse communities.
- This shallow engagement contrasted with Facebook's deep penetration within specific groups, limiting network effects.