“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.” Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. It’s true for Alice in Wonderland, and it’s true for Bytebrand.
Sooner or later everything needs to be upgraded, whether that’s a skill, a technology or an entire company. To get where we want to go, we simply can’t stay the same. That was the name of the game when we held our Annual General meeting at the end of 2016. The goal was to get everyone on the same page and a shared vision for innovation in the coming year. (And of course introduce some new rules, programs and strategy.)
To know where we’re going, we have to understand why we actually run this business and what we’ve achieved to date.To help with that, Co-Founder Marco Kundert shared a brief history of the company and our company structure.
Marco was followed by Project and Account Manager Ivan Nordgaimer who introduced a brand new guide to Bytebrand company culture. Our Handbook for Newcomers (otherwise known as the Bytebrand “Bible”) explains everything there is to know about Bytebrand...even what we aren’t good at.
Then, without further adieu, we announced one of our most important milestones to date. Company swag! We gifted everyone who contributed to our success with hoodies, cups, sketchbooks, pens and... cash money bonus which will be calculated with exclusively developed formula for each employee in the end of a year.
Next up: Iryna Kavna, our trusty HR manager. She announced new programs to help Bytebrand reward staff even more (if you can believe it). Bonuses for everyone who has a birthday, gets married, or has a baby! And if that wasn’t enough she also outlined our 2017 event and entertainment schedule. Iryna is a very popular lady around here.
Ok, sure, it wasn’t all exciting new announcements and bonuses and gifts. We also declared some new rules. Luckily for us, the rules were designed to enforce the Bytebrand corporate culture that staff already know and love. (Go back and look at Marco’s presentation slide if you don’t believe me.)
All in all, the Annual Meeting was a great opportunity. We loved getting everyone into a room and talking about what Bytebrand is all about. Most of all we loved the opportunity to celebrate our success...and make plans to keep up the momentum for 2017.
“If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there.” Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
