

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