<aside> 💡 So, here you are, staring at your computer screen, thinking about what it means to work in a company like Clipboard Health.

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"It's about nurses, nursing homes, and building a marketplace. It's pretty cool mom"

"A marketplace? What do you mean? Anyway, honey, what time do you clock in at the office?"

"Yeah, well, there's isn't really an OFFICE"

"Huh?"

Yeah.

You'll need more than a couple of conversations to explain to your mom what you do, but otherwise, CBH is a really fun place to work at.

It is, in essence, a giant experiment: Can we build a labor marketplace? Can we make it attractive for both sides of the market? What are the specificities of Health Care that need to be addressed?

Who do we need to hire to make this work? (Pss- that's you)

We solve problems from first principles instead of solving them through their perceived limitations. We believe that the concepts we invent should have as much power and freedom as possible to be made real- for example we want the best talent, so the natural approach is to recruit worldwide (we'll deal with the "how" later, and we'll limit the first approach only if we need to).

I'm not going to get excited here and tell you too much. I think part of the adventure is that you discover your own path while you build it. Also, just like the best iPhone you can buy, any specificity that I tell you here will be outdated in 2 weeks. That's why I'm kinda obligated to go a little conceptual on the takeaway…

Eli's top 5 tips for starting your journey on CBH:

1- Plan big, malleable, and fast

You're here, you're smart. We want your thoughts and visions. We grow fast and our circumstances change a lot, so consider that when you plan stuff.

2- If it's free and could be beneficial, don't ask permission - test it

Managing a big org with few people means that every individual must have more responsibilities. There are few experts, and a lot of potential: if you see something that could be beneficial for us, with a relatively low cost or for free (in time, money, effort, compliance risk…) - don't ask permission. Test it, document it, report the success/failure, move on accordingly.

3- Obligation to disagree and Obligation to build upon

We hired you because we value your criteria. If something's happening that you don't agree with, you must manifest it to the organization (be adequate on the "how"-  private calls tend to be a better place for discussion than "all hands" meetings). In every instance where you can, also propose an alternative solution.

Your manifestation/alternative will be heard and considered.

4- Socialize hard