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Murmur, still in private beta, wants to help startups make private work agreements public
What s the TAM of founders building in public?
As building in public continues to gain popularity with early-stage startup founders, Murmur, coming out of stealth today, wants to leverage that natural transparency to a louder frequency.
Founded by Aaron Dignan, Murmur helps startups create work agreements based on the policies of other startups. “Work agreements” is an intentionally broad phrase, but encapsulates everything that a team decides about how work works, from paternal leave strategies to strategic priorities to how hiring works.
“It’s everything you’ve ever argued about [within your startup],” Dignan said.
CIOsâ Favorite Reads of 2020
Works on innovation, Covid-19 top the list
A ultraviolet sterilizing machine cleaning library books amid the coronavirus outbreak at a library in Tokyo. Photo: kim kyung-hoon/Reuters By Dec. 24, 2020 7:30 am ET
Bookshelves emerged as a breakout video-meeting background accessory in 2020. When technology leaders were asked by CIO Journal for the one or two books that deserved a prominent place in the background of their video feeds, a few, not surprisingly, suggested titles that dealt with the pandemicâs impact on business.
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But the technology chiefs who responded demonstrated they were thinking beyond the novel coronavirus, with selections that offered insight on key business topics, such as digital transformation and innovation, as well as some of the big issues of the day, including gender and race.
Bring on the reforms
Transformation in business set up and labour reforms was on top of the UAE and Gulf agenda in 2020. The Labour Reform Initiative (LRI) brought into action in Saudi Arabia under the National Transformation Program (NTP) has swung the focus back to shared services. This initiative has not only set a strong precedent for the future of workers in the Kingdom, but also carved a structured model for businesses looking to hire personnel.
Similarly, there were two landmark moves in the UAE. Allowing foreign investors to own local companies without the need for an Emirati sponsor will open doors for more FDI and greater business opportunities.