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@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun
* Infrastructure-as-Code: * Infrastructure-as-Code:
* Applying software engineering tools to managing the infrastructure * Applying software engineering tools to managing the infrastructure
* Unattended automation (enforces discipline, discourages ‘out-of-band’ changes * Unattended automation (enforces discipline, discourages ‘out-of-band’ changes
* Changes need to be tested as well, before doing a DevOoops * Changes need to be tested as well, before doing a **DevOoops**
* See [http://serverspec.org]() * See [http://serverspec.org]()
* The process for applying changes is auditable (the responsible part) * The process for applying changes is auditable (the responsible part)
* Changes are tracked by commit * Changes are tracked by commit
@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun
* Best teams carefully manage culture * Best teams carefully manage culture
* At buffer culture is as important as the product * At buffer culture is as important as the product
* The result are our [buffer values](https://open.buffer.com/buffer-values/) * The result are our [buffer values](https://open.buffer.com/buffer-values/)
* Principles over prices through shared culture
* Crafting culture is hard: you hire for culture, you should be firing for culture * Crafting culture is hard: you hire for culture, you should be firing for culture
* Build the core team which aligns on culture * Build the core team which aligns on culture
* Interviews/hiring around culture fit * Interviews/hiring around culture fit
@ -120,9 +119,11 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun
* In order to hire for cultural fit, the team has to be on the same page * In order to hire for cultural fit, the team has to be on the same page
* Lessons learnt from experimenting with culture * Lessons learnt from experimenting with culture
* Transparency breeds trust (for team and customers) * Transparency breeds trust (for team and customers)
* Buffer transparency salary calculator
* Term sheet and valuation public of round A
* See [buffer.com/transparency]() * See [buffer.com/transparency]()
* Buffer transparency salary calculator
* See [https://buffer.com/salary?r=1&l=10&e=2&q=0]()
* Term sheet and valuation of round A are public
* See [https://open.buffer.com/raising-3-5m-funding-valuation-term-sheet/]()
* It is even more important to be transparent when things don’t go well * It is even more important to be transparent when things don’t go well
* Culture is truly tested and defined during hard times * Culture is truly tested and defined during hard times
* Implementing culture for a globally distributed team * Implementing culture for a globally distributed team
@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun
* Hard to disengage from work when working through Timezones * Hard to disengage from work when working through Timezones
* Cultivate culture for remote work * Cultivate culture for remote work
* Need to be self-motivated and genuinely passionate about your work * Need to be self-motivated and genuinely passionate about your work
* Need tobe resourceful, can get through roadblocks * Need to be resourceful, can get through roadblocks
* But hard time to hire juniors/interns * But hard time to hire juniors/interns
* Written communication is our main medium * Written communication is our main medium
- But can’t replace in-person interactions: We have retreats - But can’t replace in-person interactions: We have retreats