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Dean Matthews discusses how he built a successful company with zero turnover by prioritizing culture over talent.

Send us Fan Mail There's a lot of noise in tech about scaling fast, raising money, and pushing hard early. But no one talks about what happens after: exhaustion, team turnover, and the business running you. Dean Matthews bootstrapped On The Clock without VC, built a 24-person team with zero turnover, and proves that culture beats talent every single time. Dean Matthews bootstrapped On The Clock—a SaaS time tracking, scheduling, and payroll software—without venture capital. What makes his stor...

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Host: Linda Vo

Guest: Dean Matthews

Topics covered

• company culture
• employee retention
• bootstrapping
• SaaS
• team dynamics

Keywords

• turnover
• culture
• talent
• bootstrapped
• SaaS
• team
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On The Clock

Products: SaaS time tracking, scheduling, and payroll software

Places: tech

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