Build trust; take action.

“Build trust; take action.”

We know that teams move at the speed of trust. When making something as complex as games, having trust and alignment across disciplines and teams is essential.

At the same time, we’ve also seen projects get paralyzed by layers of required approvals and bureaucracy. Development slows as the spirit of “just try it” and hunger for experimentation breaks down under the weight of “alignment via decision by committee.”

We are working in an incredibly fast moving space. We know the way we thrive as a company is to move quickly. But we also know the value of investing time where it’s needed and doing things right, not just going fast for speed’s sake.

That’s why our unofficial motto is:

“Build trust; take action.”

Establish trust and alignment as a team. Visibility and clarity is essential. Once that trust is established, we then want to empower each member to use their judgment and bias towards action. Try things. Break things. Explore.

We say *build* trust bc we know trust can’t and shouldn’t be assumed. It should be constructed and earned.

We say *take* action bc we know intentionality is key. “Defaulting” to action can result in churn, where things get built for the sake of building it, w/o direction.

And we connect the two with a semicolon, not a period, because the two concepts are quintessentially connected; one without the other is not enough.

(Plus, that’s what you get when one of your cofounders is a words and narrative nerd.) 🍵