Welcome to our Epic Journey and Unique
Culture
EPIC JOURNEY
Dynabyte, 2010-2011
2010-2011
Started with 4 optimistic fools
2010-2011
…in a garage
2010-2011We quickly added some young & talented (& very pretty!) folks
2010-2011
…growing into a big family
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
Unfortunately no, there is no picture of us working
2012…but we worked pretty hardcore to get this far
(This picture is photoshopped)
2012
New office & partners
2012
Superstar investors and advisors
2012 Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha, Executive Director • 20 years of experience in Ukraine, China, Russia, investing in services and manufacturing • Founded EuroAsia in 2005, investing in trading and commerce
Ms. Le Dieu Loan, Executive Director • Previously President of Open World., JSC, Poland, a travel and logistics company
Mr. Nam Do, Advisor • Top 10 Australian Tech Entrepreneur in 2007 • Founder and CEO of Emotiv, Australian electronics company developing award-winning brain-
computer interface technology • Founder of Water Buffalo Productions, organizers of high-profile concerts in Vietnam such as
Backstreet Boys and G3
2012
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Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcobellucci/3534516458
Dynabyte, 2020
Dynabyte, 2020?
Our Mission
• Make lives better with the power of Internet
• Deliver the BEST customer experience
OUR UNIQUE CULTUREWhat makes us one of the most exciting start-up in Vietnam to
be a part of
Our unique culture
1. What is company culture?2. What is OUR company culture?
a. People as a competitive advantageb. Dynabyte’s 7 core valuesc. Our policiesd. Our manifesto
Culture is “corporate personality”
No culture vs. With culture
Invisible key to organizational success
K-MartWal*Mart
L.A. GearNike
People ExpressSouthwest
MaxiCarePacifiCare
Boston MarketStarbucks
Failures/DifficultiesSuccesses
Our unique culture
1. What is company culture?2. What is OUR company culture?
a. People are our competitive advantageb. Dynabyte’s 7 core valuesc. Our policiesd. Our manifesto
Successful products, services and companies are built by People
Imagine Apple without Jonathan Ive
Great people = Great workplace
A-Players work even greater around people of their level.
We recruit only A-players
Long & comprehensive process to find the best of the best:1. Application + Email test2. In-person interview + test3. 2-month trial
• Find out candidates’ expectations and reasons for joining
• Basic skills pre-screening
In-person
• Typically 1-hour long• Include 2 sets of questions: one
technical and one behavioral
Trial & Training
• Typically 2-month long• Trainees are expected to deliver
oustanding performance of Dynabyte’s 7 core values
Our unique culture
1. What is company culture?2. What is OUR company culture?
a. People as a competitive advantageb. Dynabyte’s 7 core valuesc. Our policiesd. Our manifesto
We hire and fire, promote and demote people based on the
following values:
LIVE WITH PASSION
Always start with the customers
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & INITIATIVE
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & INITIATIVE
MAKE AN IMPACT
MAKE AN IMPACT
SIMPLIFY AND INNOVATE
SIMPLIFY AND INNOVATE
BE CRAZY AND DIFFERENT
BE CRAZY AND DIFFERENT
BUILD A TRIBE
Our unique culture
1. What is company culture?2. What is OUR company culture?
a. People as a competitive advantageb. Dynabyte’s 7 core valuesc. Our policiesd. Our manifesto
Minimize rules to maximize productivity
Flat organization
NO vacation tracking
We also don’t track number of hours worked, as long as you deliver consistently amazing work
Encourage Learning & Growth
Employee can take up to 2 hours/day to learn from a colleague mentor
No formal career planning
High-performance individuals are generally self-improving, and will be given more responsibilities
as they grow
Recommended wired-in hours
During 9:30am to 11:30am and 2:00pm to 4:30pm, wearing headphones = no disturb
Bonus & Promotion
“If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do,
eventually you will be paid more than you do.”
Performance Review
We have a monthly review to provide feedback.We will conduct a formal Performance Review every
half-year.
Your performance rating will be based on your demonstration of the 7 core
values
Our unique culture
1. What is company culture?2. What is OUR company culture?
a. People as a competitive advantageb. Dynabyte’s 7 core valuesc. Our policiesd. Our manifesto
Dynabyte ManifestoWe are Dynabyte.
We are here to make a dent to the universe, wherever our starting point is.
We are here to disrupt and bring change, whichever industry we enter.
We are here to serve and make life better, whoever our customers or clients
are.
We do this by believing in our customers.
We do this by believing in our teammates.
Most importantly, we do this by believing in ourselves.
We are doing this not because we can or because we have to;
we are doing this because we WANT to.
We can listen to what everyone says, live a safe life,
but we choose to be here because we choose to listen to our heart.
This is not just our job. This is our mission.
We share a common vision, and we believe in playing big;
we either go big or go home.
We don’t focus on being better than others.
We focus on being the best version of ourselves.
We believe in over-delivery and going beyond and above we need to do.
We deliver excellent work not because we need to, but because we respect
ourselves and do not want to settle for mediocrity.
We believe leadership and innovation should be ground-up, not top-down.
There is no boss in our office, only a group of entrepreneurs working together.
We believe in people as a competitive advantage. We will stay ahead of the
industry by having amazing people - people who are more passionate, more
talented and more innovative than our competitors.
Our teammates are our fellow brothers and sisters in our Dynabyte family.
We enjoy this journey together based on love, communication, and respect.
We believe in making mistakes and having the courage to admit them and
learning from them.
We believe in ownership and accountability of our work, and are not afraid to
take responsibility.
We will be humble, and continue learning, exploring, and growing.
We believe that we will grow strong only by doing something we are afraid.
If we fall down 7 times, we will get up 8 times.
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We believe in focus:
changing the world one thing at a time,
making people happy one person at a time.
We believe that there is a reason we are here, even though it might elude us
from time to time.
We will cherish the journey, and have faith that even though we might be
crazy, irrational, and making detours, all the pieces will fall into the right
places in the bigger picture when we look back in the future.
We are Dynabyte.We are a force.
We won’t stop moving. You can’t stop us.
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*See full version here: Dynabyte Manifesto
For more info, please visit: www.dynabyte.vn
or email us at:[email protected]