Seeking Scale

Andy and Craig talk about investing in growth by bringing on new hires because communication issues can get people stuck on something that doesn’t matter. Give them and yourself permission to make progress.  Andy is thinking about a new season of stress as the boys of summer return to play baseball. At the same time, ... Read more

Andy and Craig talk about investing in growth by bringing on new hires because communication issues can get people stuck on something that doesn’t matter. Give them and yourself permission to make progress.  Andy is thinking about a new season of stress as the boys of summer return to play baseball. At the same time, ... Read more

What are ways to work on the right things? Andy and Craig talk about whether to avoid distractions and daydreaming to regain focus and productivity.   Andy feels like he is scattered, losing focus, and not making much progress. For him, managerial duties feel like busy work. What should he do right now and in the ... Read more

What are ways to work on the right things? Andy and Craig talk about whether to avoid distractions and daydreaming to regain focus and productivity.   Andy feels like he is scattered, losing focus, and not making much progress. For him, managerial duties feel like busy work. What should he do right now and in the ... Read more

Andy and Craig talk about the challenging aspects of company culture and hiring people, internally or not, for specific roles to set them up for success. Currently, Craig is looking to hire in the areas of development, support, and sales. He describes Castos’ company culture as the actions that you take around your values.  COVID ... Read more

Andy and Craig talk about the challenging aspects of company culture and hiring people, internally or not, for specific roles to set them up for success. Currently, Craig is looking to hire in the areas of development, support, and sales. He describes Castos’ company culture as the actions that you take around your values.  COVID ... Read more

Use it or lose it?! Everyone has expectations of work/life balance and needs a break once in a while to recharge, even though most of them don’t feel like they can totally unplug from the business.  Craig and Andy talk about company culture related to its impact on the intersection of dev and product.  Andy ... Read more

Use it or lose it?! Everyone has expectations of work/life balance and needs a break once in a while to recharge, even though most of them don’t feel like they can totally unplug from the business.  Craig and Andy talk about company culture related to its impact on the intersection of dev and product.  Andy ... Read more

Craig and Andy talk about the winds of change to grow their companies–counts, churn, communication, coaching, and culture.  Craig attributes Castos having its greatest growth month ever to an increasing trial count and churn. It also takes delivering and managing better service, expectations, and communication. The Castos Academy has proven to be a successful and ... Read more

Craig and Andy talk about the winds of change to grow their companies–counts, churn, communication, coaching, and culture.  Craig attributes Castos having its greatest growth month ever to an increasing trial count and churn. It also takes delivering and managing better service, expectations, and communication. The Castos Academy has proven to be a successful and ... Read more