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There's literally an entire book on how this is all bullshit
by Kharvok 6y ago
There's literally an entire book on how this is all bullshit
- k__ 6y agoWhat's it called?
- rozab 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disrupted:_My_Misadventure_in_the_Start_Up_Bubble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disrupted:_My_Misadventure_in_...
- midrus 6y agoOne of my favourite books. So fun. I read it at the same time than a few other coworkers and, sadly, we found ourselves in a very similar environment. From that point on we were just laughing around at every situation that resembled situations from this book. Then we all left for our own health's sake.
- danjac 6y ago> FBI documents accessed by journalists via a freedom of information request revealed that HubSpot attempted "multiple failed attempts to manipulate and extort people” with the intention of stopping the book's publication. Ouch.
- SN76477 6y agoIm HubSpot certified. They state that culture exists in all companies, but not all companies make a record of it. Of course no one can stick to it all of the time, but it sets a baseline expectation. I believe it is important in the age of Slack and Email at the dinner table with family that expectations of team members are set upfront.
- gk1 6y agoWorth noting the book is from 2016. Some times it takes a punch in the gut to make a change, but that change is possible. See: Uber after they replaced their CEO. I have no idea how things look at HS now, but I can't imagine it's exactly as bad as it was four years ago.
- gputhrowaway630 6y agoThis deck seems to explicitly confirm that HubSpot has not meaningfully changed in the last four years.
- rchaud 6y agoQuite a big difference between the two examples, wouldn't you say? The worst thing said about Hubspot in the book is that it's a cold-calling meat grinder for new college grads, and that company basically embodied all the ridiculous rah-rah stereotype of startup culture. That's what I remember at least. Uber OTOH had a culture of sexism and sexual harrassment that the CEO failed to address, while also flouting taxi laws in several countries and losing unimaginable amounts of money chasing pipe dreams like self-driving cars.
- gk1 6y agoMy point wasn't that they are equal, but that a company can change a lot (for the better) over four years.
- tnolet 6y agoAnyone in SV or a startup should 100% read Disrupted. The book is hilarious and does indeed show the complete and utter divergence between what Hubspot leadership et al.”say” what their culture is and how the culture is actually experienced.