Chaos To Clarity

Building Remote Company Culture with CEO and Co-Founder of Airspeed, Doug Camplejohn

Episode Summary

Doug is a veteran in the Tech space -  starting his career in Apple, and moving up the ladder to becoming an executive at Salesforce and LinkedIn. Doug is also a serial entrepreneur, having founded 4!!! companies. 3 of those companies - Mi5 Networks, Fliptop and Myplay - all ended up being acquired by enterprises.

Episode Notes

On this episode Eric is joined by Doug Camplejohn - CEO and Co-Founder of Airspeed

Doug is a veteran in the Tech space -  starting his career in Apple, and moving up the ladder to becoming an executive at Salesforce and LinkedIn.

Doug is also a serial entrepreneur, having founded 4!!! companies.

3 of those companies - Mi5 Networks, Fliptop and Myplay - all ended up being acquired by enterprises.

He's now on a mission to help employees feel more connected and celebrated, which in his own words he could do for hundreds of years.

Doug shares a ton of valuable insights on scaling teams in both startups and enterprises, plus he dove into his leadership method, adaptation of new technology, and most importantly - building a culture that works.

Highlights:

00:00 Doug’s origins working at Apple
01:25 How Doug founded multiple startups and landed successful exits
04:00 The Highs and Lows of Remote Work
07:40 How Much Time is Invested in Culture in a Remote Workspace

09:49 Building Culture Databases

13:06 Airspeed’s Client Success Stories
15:45 The Value of 5 Minute Fun Time in Corporate Meetings
17:23 Doug Getting the Band Together for Airspeed
19:47 Doug’s Leadership Philosophy 
25:28 Doug’s Approach to Hiring Marketers
26:09 Key Mistakes When Hiring Key Employees
28:39 Coffee Talk Announcement
30:20 From Colleagues to Friends
34:52 The Importance of Feedback from Interviewees 
36:39 Doug’s Ideas of Fostering a Great Culture
46:48 Roadmap Clarity When Building Products

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