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Podcast: The Future Of Work With Jacob Morgan
Episode: Behind The Scenes At Freshbooks: “Blind Dates” With Coworkers, Creating A Secret Competitor, Being The Longest Living Cocktail Party, And Much More
Description: Mike McDerment is the founder and CEO of FreshBooks, the world’s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, it was built in 2003 after he accidentally saved over an invoice. McDerment spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents’ basement. Since then, now with around 300 employees, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing, and collect billions of dollars. McDerment mentioned that an employee at Freshbooks told him that the culture of the company feels like summer camp and that is something McDerment is thrilled about. Why? When a child comes home...