
 Open the Pod Bay Doors
 Open the Pod Bay Doors E79 - Luke Anear, SafetyCulture
 Apr 2, 2020 
 Luke Anear, founder and CEO of SafetyCulture, discusses various aspects of scaling up a business, including his shifting responsibilities as CEO, maintaining culture throughout growth, building a board, establishing a recruitment function, the importance of having a coach, and making customer engagement a central focus. They also talk about adapting to remote work during the pandemic, addressing hiring mistakes, the importance of talent acquisition, tour of duties in employment contracts, connecting with customers through cultural identity, finding the balance between intuition and data in product development, and advice for founders and the importance of board members. 
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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 3min 
 Adapting to Remote Work During the Pandemic 
 03:28 • 10min 
 Realizing the Need to Scale Back and Addressing Hiring Mistakes 
 13:08 • 2min 
 The Importance of Talent Acquisition 
 15:27 • 15min 
 Benchmarks and Barriers for Capability in Different Stages of a Business 
 30:49 • 2min 
 Tour of duties in employment contracts 
 32:43 • 18min 
 Connecting with Customers Through Cultural Identity 
 50:35 • 6min 
 Finding the Balance Between Intuition and Data in Product Development 
 57:03 • 5min 
 Advice for founders and the importance of board members 
 01:02:17 • 15min 
