The HubSpot Culture Code [slides] • Hacker News Board

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by Yetanfou » Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 10:28 PM UTC

cercatrova wrote: post #103

lqet wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There you go: Old World | New World | Me -----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------- Work to make a living | Work to make a difference | Nope [1] Follow explicit instructions | Chart the course | Depends on the role [2] Juggle work and life | Harmonize work and life | Sounds like: never stop working Commute into work | Connect to work from anywhere | Sounds like: n…

Doesn't work on mobile, could you just make it a list?

It works if you use smaller fonts and rotate the thing into landscape mode.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by jolmg » Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 2:01 AM UTC

scandox wrote: post #49

Old World--------------------| New World--------------------| Me------------------------------- -----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------- Work to make a living | Work to make a difference | Nope [1] Follow explicit instructions | Chart the course | Depends on the role [2] Juggle work and life | Harmonize work and life | Sounds like: never stop working Commute int…

> Edits: not sure I'm going to figure this tabulation out

Just indenting the block by at least 2 spaces should do it.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by setgree » Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 4:30 AM UTC

“The medium is the message” comes to mind here. I find decks mind-numbing, especially those heavy on graphic design and visual flair. I’ll take full sentences in connected paragraphs, thank you.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by justforyou » Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 3:29 PM UTC

dshah wrote: post #57

hitekker wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you remove that call-out?

Candidly, this year, because of the pandemic, we've come closer together as a group. Not quite a family -- but closer. Also, I needed to make room in the deck to articulate our position on diversity and inclusion.

I know of at least one customer that you're going to loose as a result of this tone deaf PR, and based on your responses in this thread am hoping that you loose a lot more.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by wilt » Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 11:20 AM UTC

dshah wrote: post #27

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #9

That's nice. Thanks for sharing it. Expect loads of cynicism. I've found that talking about having Principles and Integrity in business and professional endeavors, usually results in being accused of "virtue signaling," which is ridiculous, as we are only talking about simple, basic, realistic human values; not some kind of Mother Theresa code. That said, it is extremely easy to let a focus on "culture" turn into a t…

Thanks for the warning. I hear you. My direct experience is that there will be some that will be cynical -- that's OK. A big lesson for me personally is that working on culture as a "product" is very useful. Collect customer feedback. Identify bugs. Categorize some things as "works as designed". Be transparent with your customers. And, of course, iterate, iterate, iterate.

I always give the same feedback for this type of bs. Actions speak louder than words. If you have to tell people how great a company's culture is it clearly isn't.

Re: The HubSpot Culture Code [slides]

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Post by sbachman » Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC

Dharmesh, many in this thread have criticized HubSpot's culture because of your company's handling of Dan Lyons and his book.

I obtained the FBI's redacted report following its investigation into your company. The full PDF is available here: https://www.samueljscott.com/2018/12/19/hubspot-fbi-report/

HubSpot has always stated that the company believes in transparency. But HubSpot has never directly and specifically addressed the serious, material allegations in Lyons' book and has never disclosed exactly what the mentioned executives — among others — may have done regarding his book.

So, I ask you:

Will HubSpot grant me, for my column for The Drum, a one-hour interview with you, Brian Halligan, and the chair of your board of directors? Completely recorded and on the record and with nothing off-limits.