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Vishal Agarwal

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

We then started developing a customer-facing portal, a menu management solution. It's come such a long way, but we started off with basics and very soon we realized this is the next big thing for us.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

This is what will make sure that we not only give to the fine guys and the franchisee community what they need, but basically this is where the industry is going and there needs to be a layer on top of the POS to manage the menus for their digital operation. So really, when you say, how do we determine the product roadmap?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

This is what will make sure that we not only give to the fine guys and the franchisee community what they need, but basically this is where the industry is going and there needs to be a layer on top of the POS to manage the menus for their digital operation. So really, when you say, how do we determine the product roadmap?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

This is what will make sure that we not only give to the fine guys and the franchisee community what they need, but basically this is where the industry is going and there needs to be a layer on top of the POS to manage the menus for their digital operation. So really, when you say, how do we determine the product roadmap?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

The funny thing is we talk about this, we can be the laziest product team in the world. And I actually count myself as part of the product team. We can be the laziest product team in the world, but the best product team in the world, all we have to do is talk to the customers, just to keep talking to them. That's where a big part of the evolution has always come from and continues to come from.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

The funny thing is we talk about this, we can be the laziest product team in the world. And I actually count myself as part of the product team. We can be the laziest product team in the world, but the best product team in the world, all we have to do is talk to the customers, just to keep talking to them. That's where a big part of the evolution has always come from and continues to come from.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

The funny thing is we talk about this, we can be the laziest product team in the world. And I actually count myself as part of the product team. We can be the laziest product team in the world, but the best product team in the world, all we have to do is talk to the customers, just to keep talking to them. That's where a big part of the evolution has always come from and continues to come from.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

That's the most important part of building a company, right? We have always been remote. We didn't go remote because of COVID. When I started this company back in 2016, I think A, I was too cheap to pay for a Manhattan office rent. But also I had worked with a lot of remote team members in the past and I said, why restrict yourself to one specific geography?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

That's the most important part of building a company, right? We have always been remote. We didn't go remote because of COVID. When I started this company back in 2016, I think A, I was too cheap to pay for a Manhattan office rent. But also I had worked with a lot of remote team members in the past and I said, why restrict yourself to one specific geography?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

That's the most important part of building a company, right? We have always been remote. We didn't go remote because of COVID. When I started this company back in 2016, I think A, I was too cheap to pay for a Manhattan office rent. But also I had worked with a lot of remote team members in the past and I said, why restrict yourself to one specific geography?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

Why not hire the best talent wherever you can get them?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

Why not hire the best talent wherever you can get them?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

Why not hire the best talent wherever you can get them?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

going remote from day one noah really helped me determine what is the most important trade when you hire i don't think you have to hire winning horses i think you have to hire the right people and pave the path for them so that they can win so winning becomes more of a consequence right what i look for when i hire people is are you diligent and will you be ready to tackle the hard problems

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

going remote from day one noah really helped me determine what is the most important trade when you hire i don't think you have to hire winning horses i think you have to hire the right people and pave the path for them so that they can win so winning becomes more of a consequence right what i look for when i hire people is are you diligent and will you be ready to tackle the hard problems

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

going remote from day one noah really helped me determine what is the most important trade when you hire i don't think you have to hire winning horses i think you have to hire the right people and pave the path for them so that they can win so winning becomes more of a consequence right what i look for when i hire people is are you diligent and will you be ready to tackle the hard problems

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

It's very different when a company that works in the office then decides to go remote. And again, I truly believe hybrid never works, whether you're in office or you're fully remote. I don't think so hybrid works. Maybe three days in office, two days out could work, but I'm not sure. Why it is really important that we started off as remote is because then that's how you hire.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

It's very different when a company that works in the office then decides to go remote. And again, I truly believe hybrid never works, whether you're in office or you're fully remote. I don't think so hybrid works. Maybe three days in office, two days out could work, but I'm not sure. Why it is really important that we started off as remote is because then that's how you hire.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

It's very different when a company that works in the office then decides to go remote. And again, I truly believe hybrid never works, whether you're in office or you're fully remote. I don't think so hybrid works. Maybe three days in office, two days out could work, but I'm not sure. Why it is really important that we started off as remote is because then that's how you hire.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

That's the kind of mindset that you bring people on with, right? If you hire people who are used to going to offices and working in a more physical, collaborative environment, and suddenly you tell them to go remote, it does not make for a winning team. So from that perspective, when you are hiring remote, you have to be able to hire people who are self-driven and self-motivated.