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The last company I worked at before it was acquired went through a phase of making everything 'legit' - which looking back on it now makes sense. - Making sure
by bennyp101 9y ago
The last company I worked at before it was acquired went through a phase of making everything 'legit' - which looking back on it now makes sense.
- Making sure that everybody had their work laptops/phones properly secured, requiring RSA tags for VPN access etc.
- Lots of new policies, mainly things that we did anyway, but just fully documented and meetings to make sure that everybody understood their roles in them.
- Lots more focus on 'customer satisfaction' and making sure that deadlines were met
- Rewards for helping to clear the backlog of things that needed doing
Basically, a lot of dotting the I's and crossing the T's. Oh, and a lot more visits from the head guys over in the US.
Edit: Not a startup, just a company doing well.
- Benjammer 9y agoPretty sure things like this can happen for other reasons as well though, like when a company is going for it's next financing round.
- bennyp101 9y agoVery true, I should have prefaced my comment above with "Not a startup"
- unoti 9y agoBeing focused on customer satisfaction is probably always a good thing. Many of the other things you mentioned will also need to happen for other reasons, such as for EDP auditing and various kinds of certifications. Such certifications can be important for selling the company, but they can also be important for marketing and attracting customers.