JC's Newsletter - Asynchronous & transparent exec meeting
Dear friends,Every week, I’m sharing an essay that relates to what we are building and learning at Alan. Those essays are fed by the article I’m lucky enough to read and capitalise on. I’m going to try to be provocative in those essays to trigger a discussion with the community. Please answer, comment, and ping me! If you are not subscribed yet, it's right here! If you like it, please share it on social networks! This week, I’m sharing something that was written by Sebastien in our team, that I found very thoughtful and that I edited to give more clarity on our culture. Every week, senior Alaners are invited to contribute to the “Top Transversal Topics”. It is a shared notion page with the following categories:
Alan operates on a principle of radical transparency, which means everyone has access to these discussions. However, sometimes the content can be a bit confusing or unsettling. It happens that some Alaners feel weird when we go deep and publicly on some soft signals, such as do we need to put more controls on our flexible leave policy? or challenging the performance of a part of the company. In many companies, such conversations usually happen behind the scenes, known only to the top-level executives. These discussions are crucial as they pick up on early issues or trends that could impact the company in significant ways. It is one of the safety-nets for the company’s culture, strategy and organization. At Alan, we’ve kept these discussions true to our culture: transparent. This transparency is not free, it can be jarring when you read them. Yet, asking senior Alaners to sugar-coat what they share in this forum would go against our unwavering transparency as it would likely push these conversations to less public forums, or would prevent some entirely. Having the founders and the most senior Alaners (over)reacting to weak signals about how we embody our culture is a healthy sign: editing the company is not a second order priority, it’s top of mind. Of course, it’s easy to mis- or over-interpret these reactions, especially without context. So rather than polishing or hiding these discussions, we believe we can learn to read them for what they are: weak and raw signals completely open to discussion, all shared with the intent to continue building the best version of Alan. Some articles I have read this week👉 Brain Food: Proven Benefits (Farnam Street)
👉 Des Traynor (Intercom) - Real Talk About AI and Software (Join Colossus)
👉 Strava (Contrary Research)
👉 Milestones: What to be ready for (Matt Mochary)
👉Startup Valuations Are Bouncing Back (The Split)
👉 14 Charts on the US Consumer (The Split)
👉 Thomas Edison, tinkerer (Works in Progress)
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