Displaying All Posts from August, 2009

Interview with Founders of Envato Collis and Cyan

envato-17-09-21One of the best things about working here at Envato is that we have an awesome team of people building, managing, writing, reviewing and working on our sites. Yep, things have come a long way since the early days when there was just a few of us trying to do everything!

Recently our awesome Tuts+ interviewer Emil asked if I minded being video interviewed with some questions put forward by the Psdtuts+ readers. Since no-one really wants to see my enormous head on screen for too long a period of time, I asked my lovely wife and partner in crime Cyan if she’d be in on the interview and we thought we’d put up the video to help celebrate 3 years of Envato.

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The Startup Spirit

lightbulbA recent email exchange which touched on the subject of startup companies got me thinking. What really set me off was the question of when does a company stop being a startup. There is no doubt that at some point they all stop being a startup, either because they have matured into full fledged businesses or simply because they have failed.

There is no set time within which this must happen. Some companies go through longer startup phases than others, while a few actually mature very fast. Still, there is one thing that you can carry on with you even after your company has become a well established business: The Startup Spirit. Read More

Communication – Vital to a Young Business

teamStarting your own company can be an exhilarating experience. The excitement of creating something of your own and working with people you admire often gets you through each day, even under a heavy workload. But running your own show has its costs.

As the head cheese, it’s your job to make sure your team — big or small — is supported by your infrastructure. The tools your team uses every day should increase effectiveness, not hinder it. The same goes for your processes — how you use your tools. Read More

Grab TheNetsetter’s WordPress Theme & General Netsetter News

nsThe more years I rack up behind a monitor, the worse my eyesight seems to be getting. These days I have no patience for reading small text on-screen, and this has wound up reflected in my web designs of late. A prime example is this very blog, theNetsetter which is a really simple WordPress theme I designed with the primary goal of readability in mind. Read More

Brilliant Company Culture

As a young company that is growing (relatively) fast, one of the challenges we face at Envato is to create and keep the right company culture. Today I came across a really brilliant slide presentation from Netflix about their company culture. It’s a really fantastic manual and one I can see I’m going to be referring back to over and over as we grow Envato. Read More