Repositioning the entire company towards one goal
In this episode of Imagining Arc, Josh focuses on his responsibility as a CEO to staff and resource a team around one singular goal. He reflects on three key inflection points in the business - switching from Electron to Swift, building Windows on Swift, and nailing a prototype for Arc Search - and how those big decisions throughout Browser Company's history have set us up for building Arc 2.0 today.
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Chapters:
00:00 - How do you staff and resource towards one goal?
00:40 - Recapping one the most inspiring All Hands ever
00:56 - Welcoming a dear friend to Browser Company
02:17 - A talk for the ages from Ben, Alexandra and Samir
03:26 - Moving the entire company to Arc 2.0?
04:04 - 3 inflection decisions and a trip down memory lane
04:36 - Switching from Electron to Swift
06:13 - Building Windows in Swift
07:30 - Prototyping 30-50 Arc Searches
10:02 - Being held back by novelty tax
11:15 - Brainstorming the Dinner Party Test in Paris
11:38 - “Saving you 1,000 clicks”
12:10 - We are going to do your busy work for you
12:34 - Taking room to dream a little bit
13:42 - From two pods to repositioning the company
15:05 - Texas Hold Em and taking the risk
16:27 - Shoutouts and emails - joshm@thebrowser.company
In this episode:
Our original bet on Swift for Windows
Our decision to build in Swift over Electron
Welcoming Cemre to The Browser Company
Repositioning the entire company towards one goal