Elastic

The core "source code" driving the startup is still core to our evolution to enterprise.

Access to everyone and everything; willingness of others to help with your issues and support your growth. Encouraging everyone to contribute and build a voice.

"Stay in your lane" is not a thing here. If you see something that needs fixing, say something and you're supported to get it fixed.

Tech moves fast, constant learning is a requirement; support to spend the time to learn. If you need a change, you have support to do so.

Pains and changes are growing from 1k employees to 3k.

Evolving processes are keeping the sand shifting, so it takes more focus to find your balance and niche.

There's a long learning curve due to our OSS roots and how we try to make all assets easier for enterprise buyers.

We've always been remote, but need to rebuild the culture disrupted from rapid growth during Covid.

We have not fully returned to the community we once were, but at least corporate is trying new things to bring it back.

Be more aggressive at simplifying our message and making search better understood by the masses. Shape the industry to our definition, not allow the industry to choose a bucket to define us. We (engineers at heart) focus on the tech and what to do with it. We need "bards" to bring it to the tongues of the masses.