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066: Growing a Culture with Allison Kopf

01:15 – Allison’s Superpower: Making Unplanned and Hectic Situations Work Out

The Stockdale Paradox

06:43 – Getting Into Agriculture

08:54 – Building a Company Culture

13:19 – Transmitting Culture and Core Values When Hiring New People

20:02 – Disagreeing Respectfully and Maintaining Strong Opinions

25:19 – Clear Boundaries Between Work and Home Life

32:34 – What Tech Look Looks Like in the Context of a Working Farm

40:27 – Writing Code for Non-Technical People

Reflections:

Coraline: Practicing empathy for the user when writing software.

Jamey: Consciously make space for people who don’t speak as loudly as other people.

Sam: Learn something new every day.

Allison: How different people want to work remotely and how we can create an open way to actually do that.

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