Slides from a talk I gave at Edge of the Web conference on 28 March 2015. It covers corporate culture, startup life, and our recent product startup, 6Q (www.6Q.io)

2. Choose a job you love, and you will
never have to work a day in your life.
- Confuscious

3. miles burke
@milesb

4. 66,000 &
company culture

5. townhalls, nerf guns, yoga, drinks,
gym, respect, overseas trips,
quarterly reviews, arcade games,
standing desks, care, cycle chairs,
fruit bowls, start-up sprints, friday
BBQ, conferences, volunteering

6. townhalls, nerf guns, yoga, drinks,
gym, respect, overseas trips,
quarterly reviews, arcade games,
standing desks, care, cycle chairs,
fruit bowls, start-up sprints, friday
BBQ, conferences, volunteering

7. 40 years x
220 days x
7.5 hours =
66,000 hours
at work

8. 40 years x
220 days x
7.5 hours =
66,000 hours
at work

9. 40 years x
220 days x
7.5 hours =
66,000 hours
at work

10. 66,000!
Make them count

11. Find your passion

12. 20% employees are dissatisfied
in their employment
- careerbuilder, 2014

13. top 10 factors for job happiness?
(200k survey, Boston Consulting)

14. Appreciation for their work
Good r/ships with colleagues
Good work-life balance
Good r/ships with superiors
Company’s financial stability

15. Learning & career development
Job security
Attractive salary
Interesting job content
Company values

16. service station attendant, pizza
maker, nightclub dj, delivery driver,
radio announcer, songwriter, graphic
designer, salesperson, creative
director, retail manager

17. many jobs that sucked

18. create jobs that don’t suck

19. townhalls, nerf guns, yoga, drinks,
gym, respect, overseas trips,
quarterly reviews, arcade games,
standing desks, care, cycle chairs,
fruit bowls, start-up sprints, friday
BBQ, conferences, volunteering

20. enjoyable, feedback, valued,
respected, meets values

21. awesome, creative, ethical,
passion , pride & teamwork

22. more productive, better equipped,
highly engaged & great to work with

23. townhalls, nerf guns, yoga, drinks,
gym, respect, overseas trips,
quarterly reviews, arcade games,
standing desks, care, cycle chairs,
fruit bowls, start-up sprints, friday
BBQ, conferences, volunteering

24. build a start-up in a day

25. take our culture & apply

26. weekly team surveys
6 questions in 6 minutes

27. first (one day) build aug 14

28. launched site in nov 14

29. alpha testers in jan 15

30. beta testers in feb 15

31. 228 days
140+ deployments

32. public launch 24 march

33. 111 organisations
26 countries

34. ‘6Q’s ease of use should be a major
attraction, from the six short
question model to the smiley face
answering system.”
Startup Daily (AU)

35. ‘…allows enterprises to compare
answers over time and analyse
results visually.”
Website Magazine (USA)

36. “This looks fantastic, and if it helps
shift the needle on Aussie corporate
culture then it gets our vote!”
Startup News (AU)

37. making teams happier
measuring sentiment

38. www.6Q.io

39. 66,000

40. find your passion

41. go forth, right now!

42. kthxbai
@milesb / @team6Q