Walking the walk: building culture at a startup

About the talk:

James Rohrbach will share insights from building culture at a startups. Every startup talks about having a great culture - usually "great" as in "fun" or "great" as in "driven." But, as anyone knows who has run or worked at a startup, the reality is often far from the hype. In this discussion we'll explore how to define your organizational values, create and sustain truly great culture aligned with those values, avoid common pitfalls, and, if you aren't the boss, strategies for enhancing the culture at your organization.

About James:

James is an entrepreneur dedicated to people: to building products that are enriching and meaningful, and to building fulfilling work environments for exceptional teams. He is currently the CEO of Fluent City, the premiere language learning startup in New York, and previously was a founder or senior exec at 3 other successful EdTech companies (Gulliver, Noodle, and 2U). He's also a proud dad, passionate bookworm and museum-goer, and his dark secret is that for twelve years he was a very serious fencer.

About Front Row Talks:

Doors open at 6:15pm, talk starts at 6:30pm, free beer and snacks will be provided.

Front Row Talks is a monthly series where product, design, and engineering leaders share stories and learnings from the challenges they’ve faced building products, teams, and businesses. We’ll cover topics like creating team culture and processes, data-driven product development in online-offline businesses, and many topics in between.

The talks are hosted at SoulCycle HQ at 609 Greenwich St in the West Village. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event.