Vishal Agarwal
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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.
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.
The hardest thing is self-discipline. I've learned this myself. So the team, the qualities of the people in the team is self-discipline, diligent, and then hard work. And then giving them the path to succeed, paving the path for them. That's my job as CEO, putting the right people in the right position and making sure that they have the right tools and the right runway to succeed.
The hardest thing is self-discipline. I've learned this myself. So the team, the qualities of the people in the team is self-discipline, diligent, and then hard work. And then giving them the path to succeed, paving the path for them. That's my job as CEO, putting the right people in the right position and making sure that they have the right tools and the right runway to succeed.
The hardest thing is self-discipline. I've learned this myself. So the team, the qualities of the people in the team is self-discipline, diligent, and then hard work. And then giving them the path to succeed, paving the path for them. That's my job as CEO, putting the right people in the right position and making sure that they have the right tools and the right runway to succeed.
So every single month, and now it's actually become more than once a month, We do this thing called Coffee with Vishal, where we have all of our new joinies with a maximum team batch strength of 10. And if it's more than 10, then we do a second one.
So every single month, and now it's actually become more than once a month, We do this thing called Coffee with Vishal, where we have all of our new joinies with a maximum team batch strength of 10. And if it's more than 10, then we do a second one.
So every single month, and now it's actually become more than once a month, We do this thing called Coffee with Vishal, where we have all of our new joinies with a maximum team batch strength of 10. And if it's more than 10, then we do a second one.
After 10 new joinies who joined us in the last 30 days, join this Coffee with Vishal virtual session where we all come online, we switch on our cameras and we talk where I share my journey. I listen, I hear a little bit about them, and then I talk to them about the company culture and what is it that we expect of them and what is it that they can expect of the company.
After 10 new joinies who joined us in the last 30 days, join this Coffee with Vishal virtual session where we all come online, we switch on our cameras and we talk where I share my journey. I listen, I hear a little bit about them, and then I talk to them about the company culture and what is it that we expect of them and what is it that they can expect of the company.
After 10 new joinies who joined us in the last 30 days, join this Coffee with Vishal virtual session where we all come online, we switch on our cameras and we talk where I share my journey. I listen, I hear a little bit about them, and then I talk to them about the company culture and what is it that we expect of them and what is it that they can expect of the company.
It's by far my favorite meeting, so to say, of the month. And it's absolutely fantastic. And the kind of people you get to meet. And it's not possible for me to speak with every single team member all the time, but just getting to know and learn a little bit about each one of the new joinies who works, who's working in this company. It's been great.
It's by far my favorite meeting, so to say, of the month. And it's absolutely fantastic. And the kind of people you get to meet. And it's not possible for me to speak with every single team member all the time, but just getting to know and learn a little bit about each one of the new joinies who works, who's working in this company. It's been great.
It's by far my favorite meeting, so to say, of the month. And it's absolutely fantastic. And the kind of people you get to meet. And it's not possible for me to speak with every single team member all the time, but just getting to know and learn a little bit about each one of the new joinies who works, who's working in this company. It's been great.
And I think that has helped us build a stronger culture as well.
And I think that has helped us build a stronger culture as well.
And I think that has helped us build a stronger culture as well.
Oh, absolutely the latter. We've had to fight tooth and nail. There were days, Noah, where every Friday and Saturday evening, our servers would crash. Every Friday and Saturday evening. Why? Because people ordered delivery the most on Friday and Saturday evening. The fun thing, Noah, is you hear about New Year's resolution, right? There is no New Year's resolution. It's a new week resolution.
Oh, absolutely the latter. We've had to fight tooth and nail. There were days, Noah, where every Friday and Saturday evening, our servers would crash. Every Friday and Saturday evening. Why? Because people ordered delivery the most on Friday and Saturday evening. The fun thing, Noah, is you hear about New Year's resolution, right? There is no New Year's resolution. It's a new week resolution.
Oh, absolutely the latter. We've had to fight tooth and nail. There were days, Noah, where every Friday and Saturday evening, our servers would crash. Every Friday and Saturday evening. Why? Because people ordered delivery the most on Friday and Saturday evening. The fun thing, Noah, is you hear about New Year's resolution, right? There is no New Year's resolution. It's a new week resolution.