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Created June 20, 2018 22:35
Marketing Onboarding Guide

Onboarding guide

This onboarding guide will help you get up to speed on what we do, where we’re headed, and how we got where we are today. More importantly, it’ll pave the way for you to bring your ideas to life while making your own mark on Netlify and its community.

How we work

One of the first things you’ll probably want to know is how we work together as a team. With dozens of employees spread across different time zones, it’s ideal if you default to working in the open and writing things down. We’re a Slack-heavy team, with lots of ideas flying fast across several channels. But when it comes time to take action, open a GitHub issue or Pull Request to keep track of your project.

We’re not too big on meetings, but spending face time with your team helps keep it real (are the kids still saying that?). Take time to connect 1:1 or in small groups, whether it’s for brainstorming, working through potential conflicts, or just taking a mental break from a tough project. On that note, now’s probably a g