North Star

Why we became Nordomatic

Amit, Peter, Paul, Dylan and Kurt, in one room, on why two companies became

one — what it actually means, what changes, what doesn't, and what to say

when a customer asks you about it.

Asked for one number that describes the business, our CFO gives the number

of people, not the revenue. Paul, ten years in, remembers when the office

flooded unless someone put sandbags on the back door. Kurt says out loud

that he didn't want to sell. Nobody reads a statement.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome

00:40 Where we stand — ask the finance guy for one number, he gives you 200 people

05:42 Two founders, two reasons — Amit on AME, Kurt on Conexus

07:49 Ten years in: what didn't change — the hallway, the closet, the sandbags

11:01 What we're not changing, on purpose

13:23 What to tell a customer who asks "so what happened to AME?"

14:56 What people are worried about, and Peter's honest answer

17:08 What the group has unlocked

17:51 Conexus, honestly — the part that isn't built yet

20:34 What didn't go our way this year

23:14 What our businesses actually do, in plain English

26:49 Wins, and the names behind them

30:29 What we're not good enough at yet

33:12 The people doing great work you'd never hear about

34:59 What's different in three years

36:51 Send us a question

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