Masson: Wokelo gathers its distributed team in-person for one week quarterly
Sid Masson · Transforming Due Diligence with AI: Wokelo’s Automation of Private Market Research and Risk Analysis · Sep 19, 2025 · at 16:06
Sid Masson, CEO of Wokelo, describes the hybrid operating model and team culture for his startup spread across Seattle and Bangalore.
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“We made it a point that every two to three months, the entire team will get together in a single location, co-work for one entire week and, you know, call it co-working hackathons or call it a bit of offsite towards the end of it, you know, just for people to, you know, build that rapport.”
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