Repositioning the entire company towards one goal

In this episode of Imagining Arc, Josh focuses on his responsibility as a CEO to staff and resource a team around one singular goal. He reflects on three key inflection points in the business - switching from Electron to Swift, building Windows on Swift, and nailing a prototype for Arc Search - and how those big decisions throughout Browser Company's history have set us up for building Arc 2.0 today. 

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Chapters:

00:00 - How do you staff and resource towards one goal?

00:40 - Recapping one the most inspiring All Hands ever

00:56 - Welcoming a dear friend to Browser Company 

02:17 - A talk for the ages from Ben, Alexandra and Samir

03:26 - Moving the entire company to Arc 2.0?

04:04 - 3 inflection decisions and a trip down memory lane

04:36 - Switching from Electron to Swift

06:13 - Building Windows in Swift

07:30 - Prototyping 30-50 Arc Searches

10:02 - Being held back by novelty tax

11:15 - Brainstorming the Dinner Party Test in Paris

11:38 - “Saving you 1,000 clicks”

12:10 - We are going to do your busy work for you

12:34 - Taking room to dream a little bit

13:42 - From two pods to repositioning the company

15:05 - Texas Hold Em and taking the risk

16:27 - Shoutouts and emails - [email protected]

In this episode:

• Our original bet on Swift for Windows

• Our decision to build in Swift over Electron

• Welcoming Cemre to The Browser Company