And The BBJ Best Places To Work In Boston Are…
No, not us. So don’t worry, this isn’t a “look how cool we are” post. Actually, at Friday’s Boston Business Journal ‘best places to work‘ awards ceremony, we came in 9th out of the 20 finalists in the ‘small company’ category — and we’re very proud to have even been on the list in only our 2nd year of operations. The finalists included some outstanding Massachusetts companies in the large, mid-sized and small biz categories, including Google, Microsoft, LogMeIn, Intuit and Carbonite.
Setting that aside, the whole experience of getting nominated, making the finals and being around such great companies this morning got me thinking about the importance of company culture — particularly in startups. As resource-constrained startups, how do you create a culture or a DNA in which people love coming to work, feel passion for what they do, and believe they’re part of something bigger than themselves? In short, how do YOU create a “great place to work”?
As we emerge from the global recession in 2010, this will be imperative for companies of all sizes — but most notably for startups, where our people are our business. So what are you doing to give your company — and your employees — a sense of shared mission and purpose? How will you keep your best people engaged and challenged to conquer the world?
Back to Friday’s award ceremonies, special congrats to the three companies who won 1st place in their categories:
- Small company category: fama PR (website | twitter)
- Mid-sized company category: HubSpot (website | twitter) — way to go, Brian, Dharmesh, Mike, Mark & co!!!
- Large company category: William Raveis Real Estate (website | twitter)
And in case you think we’re hanging our heads over not bringing home the gold, think again. We can’t wait to see where we are in 2011. But in the meantime, we’re working on our dance routine in case there’s a talent show at next year’s BBJ event. Would love to hear from other entrepreneurs, founders and startups about what you’re doing to compete for the ultra-scarce resource of talent.
@Matt,
I loved the way how uTest employees have represented uTest in the image.
Thanks,
Santhosh Shivanand Tuppad
Hi Team,
Great enthusiasm and what a passion..i wish I could be there.
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