Ep. 101 Abhijith HK and Vidhya Abhijith from Codewave on scaling culture without hierarchy

Ep. 101 Abhijith HK and Vidhya Abhijith from Codewave on scaling culture without hierarchy

From Leadermorphosis by Lisa Gill and Tuff Leadership Training

January 21, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 1 · Episode 101

About this episode

Abhijith HK and Vidhya Abhijith discuss building a self-managing organization at Codewave and the cultural dynamics involved.

Abhijith HK and Vidhya Abhijith are co-founders of Codewave, a digital innovation company in India with over 200 employees and zero hierarchy. In this episode, we explore how they built a self-managing organisation from intuition, their peer-based feedback system called Peerly, and how they moved from "ruinous empathy" to radical candor. We also discuss scaling through "Fractas" (mini startups within the company), staying bootstrapped to protect culture, and the personal growth required of founders on this journey. Resources: Link to Codewave's handbook Corporate Rebels' blog about Codewave Related Leadermorphosis episodes: Ep. 41 with Michael Y. Lee

People in this episode

Hosts: Lisa Gill, Tuff Leadership Training

Guests: Abhijith HK, Vidhya Abhijith

Topics covered

  • scaling culture
  • self-managing organization
  • peer-based feedback
  • radical candor
  • bootstrapping
  • founder growth

Keywords

  • digital innovation
  • zero hierarchy
  • Fractas
  • culture protection
  • peer feedback system

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Codewave, Corporate Rebels, Leadermorphosis

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