Ameet Kallarackal

I do my best work in the first 2 hours of my day, as well as in the hours post-dinner. I try to hold most of my meetings for the afternoon to give me ample time in the mornings to deep work. We are a fully distributed team with team members living across West & East Coast time zones, and we maintain a healthy level of flexibility in working hours. We use Slack for almost all communications and are respectful of others' scheduled and unscheduled time.

I can set a better example for our team of maintaining work life balance. I understand that others on our team will feel more comfortable taking the time off that they need and deserve to recharge if I do so myself, but I often struggle to disconnect. We have a passionate, hardworking culture, but I want our team to make sure they're working sustainably since we have long-term ambitions. I took my first multi-day vacation to kick off this year, and I'm hopeful this will help to set a better example. We operate in a big market with a number of opportunities but also competition, so it's important that we move quickly when deciding which paths to focus our limited resources. Often, I hesitate or waver between options, and it's important that we make important decisions more swiftly even with some level of uncertainty.