Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah started HubSpot in 2006 to replace outdated marketing with an inbound platform. The company runs on one rule: use good judgment. Employees get unlimited vacation, $5,000 yearly for education, free books, and a nap room.
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"Use good judgment."
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In 2006, a business maverick by the name of Brian Halligan from Boston, Massachusetts, joined forces with a humble genius named Dharmesh Shaw. Brian and Dharmesh both realized the traditional business model was outdated. People had changed the way they shop and buy, but companies hadn't changed how they market and sell. They came together to pursue a single mission. To deliver an inbound marketing and sales platform that would help businesses adapt and transform into money making machines. To build this platform, they knew they would need to recruit the best of the best. So they found developers who ship code at lightning speed, designers that care about every little detail. Innovative marketers who had mastered inbound salespeople with an earnest desire to help account managers that know how to manage your account, and a support team that is actually supportive. But they needed more than just an elite team of hubspotters. They also needed the perfect work environment. One that wasn't soul crushingly corporate or too startupy. Brian and Dharmesh envisioned a place that believes in autonomy, not autocracy. A place that trusts its employees so much that they needed only one policy. Use good judgment. It would be a place where work could be done from anywhere. Where they give $5,000 a year to every employee for tuition reimbursement. Where you can request unlimited free books that will magically show up on your e reader, and where you can take unlimited vacation to read those unlimited books. A place that has all the bells and whistles. A gym, a nap room, kitchens full of snacks. You get the point. It was a challenging journey, but Brian and Dharmesh did what they set out to do. And they didn't do it alone. They now have a company where risk takers are hired and trusted. Where skill, creativity and agility mixed with a sense of humor are the norm. It's a place that not only helps its customers grow, but pushes its employees to grow just as much. A place where people not only work hard, but do it with heart. A place called HubSpot. Was that alright? A place called HubSpot, that's a keeper.
