Saiki

[Saiki @saikitweets]

Join us live as we have #RealConversationsOnScaling with over 200 startups in the ecosystem at #TheStartupSummit by @xto10x
https://t.co/WYQngQckPT

[Kunal Shah @kunalb11]

Humbled to see this.

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@tarunsmehta Hi Tarun, we do indeed cover this as a core part of 10xAcademy (https://t.co/LtJLV1j4Kl). Very happy to cover startup org design as a stand-alone session if there are a decent number of founders interested. Don't want to inflict another zoom webinar on people without demand :)

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@kunalb11 @xto10x Hi Kunal, what is particularly creditable in your case is keeping CRED's ENPS score >60, even as the team strength went from ~100 to ~300. On average, ENPS is lower by 20 points for companies >150 team members. Please share what you do! All - learn more at https://t.co/lC07Y5HXNd

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@kunalb11 @Freecharge @govindprajan Absolutely shocked to hear this. Keep seeing Govind's smiling face. He never ever refused to do what he could to help. Can see he had this impact on so many people. May his wonderful soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@kunalb11 The bad news first: 90% struggle (this is based on first-hand conversations with maybe 50 startup founders). The good news - there's a lot of data/ insight on why this happens and what you need to do to get it right. For more of that, you know where to reach me Kunal :)

[Saiki @saikitweets]

Are you a startup founder trying to find the capacity to deal with multiple priorities?

Double your bandwidth by getting the right Chief of Staff in the right role.

Read this article where @nishadkenkre (Swiggy's Chief of Staff) shares his experience: https://t.co/Go4ygxB3eI

[Saiki @saikitweets]

"Culture is not just for display at your reception desk. As a founder, you have to set an example with your personal behaviour" - come catch some vintage straight-talking from @harimenon_bb at the @xto10x webinar on Friday!

[xto10x @xto10x]

Ep. 4 of "The People Story" is going live on Fri, 18th Sep @ 4.30 PM, IST.
@saikitweets will host @harimenon_bb to discuss how the "No Jugaad" culture at @bigbasket_com extends beyond the co. to BAU & customers ("Quality you can trust").

Register to join: https://t.co/Rr2TkDrYV9

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@abhishek_n Even we (as human beings) are far from perfect, so it's not fair to expect startups to be. But intent makes all the difference. Having great growth and bad culture despite trying your best is one thing; accepting it as inevitable quite another.

[Saiki @saikitweets]

@rupeekapp is certainly a startup to watch and @sumitmaniyar is a founder to watch - both solid gold. Already 10x in the past year and am sure many more 10xs ahead of them!

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

.@manicontrol2020 profiles @SumitManiyar, founder & CEO, @RupeekApp, to see what drives him, why have lending startups not worked in India, and why @Sequoia_India invested in him.

#Rupeek #Startups #Startup #Lending #Credit #Loan
https://t.co/IvtWBuvaxZ

[Saiki @saikitweets]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Any guesses what this one means?

(Compiled by the @xto10x 10xPeople team from ~20,000 responses across more than 30 startups)

[Saiki @saikitweets]

...(3/3)

Get started:
1. Have conversations. Listen. Keep your eyes and ears open.
2. Write down the principles you hear and believe in. Convert these into practices.
3. Reinforce the principles every opportunity that you get!
4. Help your managers be effective coaches

[Saiki @saikitweets]

...culture takeaways (2/3)

Some basic principles:
1. Ask yourself the question “What do I want my company to be?”. The simple answer to this question is where it begins.
2. Do what you expect from others.
3. Do for others what you would expect for yourself.

[Saiki @saikitweets]

My takeaways (1/3) from @xto10x People Story webinar with @NaveenTewari, Vijay & Abhishek yesterday.

Fundamentals:
1. Culture is not an HR problem
2. If you’re the founder, it starts with you
3. Don’t expect a process (copied from someone else) to create a great culture for you

[Saiki @saikitweets]

1) Build great product, win initial customers
2) Raise capital, strong initial growth
3) Push for 10x - larger team, new leaders

4) Challenges begin - attrition, collaboration, first-time managers...

Listen to Naveen, Vijay & Abhishek share their recipe - they've been there.

[xto10x @xto10x]

What is the recipe for building high-performing culture at #startups, really?
Who better to ask than the founders who inspire a winning culture themselves at @InMobi & @MyGate_com?

Join @saikitweets, @NaveenTewari, Vijay Arisetty & Abhishek Kumar at https://t.co/Rr2TkDrYV9

[Saiki @saikitweets]

This one should be special. Naveen, Vijay and Abhishek have all gone very deep in thinking about how to build a great culture at their companies. Join us to take away specific ideas and frameworks on how to start the journey to a great culture at your startup.

[xto10x @xto10x]

Join @saikitweets as he unearths some secrets behind building a great culture with @NaveenTewari (Founder, @InMobi), Abhishek Kumar and Vijay Arisetty (Co-Founders, @MyGate_com) at Episode 2 of "The People Story": https://t.co/Rr2TkDrYV9

[Saiki @saikitweets]

...and some advice on how to get started on the culture journey:
1. Make sure you really care
2. Ask successful team members what made them successful (and codify it)
3. Make it real (e.g., customer meetings in hiring, part of performance appraisal, storytelling in all hands)

[Saiki @saikitweets]

Powerful conversation with @kunalb11 and @viditaatrey yesterday on values and culture. Three things stayed with me:
1. A game of (long) snakes & (short) ladders
2. The behaviour you want when no one is looking
3. Your values are yours (not a playbook you copy-paste from Amazon!)

[Saiki @saikitweets]

Why does Employee NPS in our startup ecosystem vary from +65 to -10? And how much does it really matter?

Join us tomorrow as @kunalb11 and @viditaatrey talk about what this means to them and how they have tried to keep it real as their companies have scaled.

[xto10x @xto10x]

How do high-performing startups build a great culture?
Let's find out tomorrow at 5 PM, IST, with @kunalb11 and @viditaatrey in Episode 1 of "The People Story".

Registration closes tomorrow at 4 PM.
Tune in: https://t.co/Rr2TkDrYV9