Jeff Lawson (Twilio) on how to build a strong company culture

<p>Did you know that <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffiel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jeff Lawson</strong></a>, the co-founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.twilio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twilio</strong></a>, sold his wedding gifts to kick the company off? Back in the summer of 2008, this strategy may seem risky but looking at what Twilio achieved since, it clearly was a winning choice. Twilio is now the leading cloud communications platform and became an international company.</p><br><p>Despite its international growth, Twilio managed to keep its very strong company culture, focused on the well-being of its employees, and that’s something that Jeff is very proud of. He explains the concept of “Twilio Magic”, the company’s core values, and defines what is “blameless post-mortem”, an important mindset in the big Twilio family.</p><br><p>This episode is hosted by <strong>Roxanne Varza</strong>, STATION F’s Director, and <a href="https://fr.linkedin.com/in/laurencebenamran" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Laurence Benamran</strong></a>, co-founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.pinpo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Pinpo</strong></a>, a STATION F company selected to be part of Future 40 in 2019. Pinpo is a leading tech platform specializing in lead qualification and a happy user of Twilio.</p><br><p><strong><u>Topics</u></strong></p><p><strong>00:10 —</strong> Introduction with Roxanne Varza (STATION F) and Laurence Benamran (Pinpo)</p><p><strong>02:58 —</strong> The story behind Twilio’s funding. Spoiler: it involves Jeff Lawson’s wedding gifts!</p><p><strong>12:35 —</strong> Jeff about Twilio going international and its launch in France</p><p><strong>17:51 —</strong> How to implement a strong company culture, like Twilio does, on a large scale?</p><p><strong>22:30 —</strong> Jeff describes Twilio’s core values as “Twilio Magic”</p><p><strong>24:18 —</strong> The difference between a company culture and its