As someone who doesn’t blog constantly and who typically keep ideas as close to his chest as possible, I’m going to try something fairly bold.
Transparency. (Cue the dramatic music)
Back when I was a working journalist, Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief of The Spokesman-Review at the time, pushed transparency hard. The newsroom even had a live webcam for anyone to spy in on our meetings.
Likewise at BigDoor transparency is key once again. Every document created is accessible by anyone in the company. Numbers, facts and figures flow throughout the office for anyone to take advantage.
It’s a breath of fresh honest air.
But the simple truth is I adore transparency, but never practice it myself.
Then a few weeks ago Brad Feld, one of BigDoor’s investors, came by the office. He dished out wisdom like he was chewing bubble gum.