Indeed we love discussing technical matters and are encouraged to share our tech knowledge, but this one has to be different. Yes! let’s talk about our most celebrated event that we have concluded recently, CreoConnect.
Why is it important to talk about CreoConnect?
CreoWis being a startup in its infancy is as curious as any other human baby. It looks up to things with surprise, excitement, emotion, and enthusiasm to explore the new. Be it a service we provide to our customers, or a product that we incubate, the curiosity quotient always remains high.
Needless to say(but, still essential to mention), any organization, be it a small startup, midscale, or a big MNC is the collective of its people. Each skilled individual works with others in the organization to make it grow. For a remote company like CreoWis, we must not miss out on the opportunities to celebrate those individuals who are helping it to grow. Hence CreoConnect - an annual event to connect in person to know each other better, gain more trust, have fun, and understand what it takes to get things done together.
So, it is essential to talk about CreoConnect and get some insights on what went on to make it happen and how it might help us to do better in the future. If you are also a startup like us or with an entrepreneurial mindset, our learning may help you in doing something similar, or even bigger.
The Dream from Day One
In mid-2023 when my co-founder and I were digesting the fact that we will have a remote software company together, we were already dreaming about many other possibilities! One of them was celebrating work.
We didn’t have much idea of how much we would grow in a year, how big the team was going to be, and how many customers we would deal with. However, we were clear that we would have an annual event to celebrate our people, work, and achievements - that’s pretty much what CreoConnect is today. The first instalment of CreoConnect also marks the one-year completion of CreoWis with almost the same set of folks it had started with.
Before the event
The first thing we needed was a name for the event with a wish that we could repeat it on every occurrence. If you think, what’s in a name? I would say a lot. You start sinking into it, start liking it, living it. It may also create a brand for you. So, choose wisely!
In our case, it was a bit straightforward. We said, let’s poll, and we got CreoConnect.
An event like CreoConnect needs solid planning. You need to plan travels, stay, food, activities, logistics, itinerary, and many more tiny things that fulfil it. We, the founders, started the planning almost 3-4 months before to sketch out the timeline, budget, and necessities. A lot of research went into understanding what would be the “best” for all of us, or what most of us would be so proud about. Must say, we have thoroughly enjoyed the process of getting the dream closer to reality.
A month before the event, we announced it to the team on a Discord call. The outburst of happiness and excitement was sky-high. The team took the charge of making the event even more memorable. A daily dose of countdown on the CreoWis Discord server used to act like a positive catalyst, and was enough to create the adrenaline rush among us every morning.
As the day was coming near, we got the idea of shooting a video capturing what CreWis means to each of us, in our vision where do we want to see the company in a few years, and what are we expecting from the CreoConnect 2024? It was truly amazing to see each of us getting involved and bringing the best points out about those.
If you are interested, go over this 6-minute video, hoping you will enjoy it.
CreoConnect 2024 - The annual company event
Finally, it was the time. CreoConnect 2024 was a 3-day in-person event between the 6th to 8th December 2024. On the 6th, all our employees from the different parts of the geo gathered together in Bangalore, India to celebrate. For most of us, it was the first time when we had seen each other in person and got the warmth and the instant bonding we anticipated.
Do not miss this one(with audio ON): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jVmhIK1h0bU
The first day was fun-filled with catching up with each other, sharing positive vibes, and spending a fantastic time together at the dinner. We connected so well there that it felt like we were meeting each other in person every day. A long walk together after the dinner had made things even more special.
The second day started with our team meeting called, Creo-Catchup. It is our monthly sync-up with company updates, but this time it was a bit different. We covered:
CreoWis formation history
Last 1 year
The future projections
Service Award
Star Award
A couple of minutes of short speech from everyone
Right after the meeting, it was a fun time. We caught up with a bunch of group activities, photos, food, games, and networking.
The last day was for us to return home. But before that, we spent a great time talking to each other, snapping some special moments, and making a point that the upcoming CreoConnect event is going to be even bigger.
Here are some moments we cherish together, hope you like them, too.
You can also catch up more about the event on our Instagram Page and YouTube Channel.
Key Takeaways
We have some key takeaways from the event that we believe going to strengthen our core values.
We work together best as friends, people, and humans, rather than resources.
The culture of a company may not be built in a day, but it gets seeded very early. The more we nurture it with the right ingredients, the better it blossoms.
When you are a team, behave like a team. Transparency is the key. Be open with your thoughts and articulation.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Last, but not least, the feeling of belongingness and ownership. This place is for me, I make it better. If things are not going well at times, I need to step up and fix them.
I am extremely proud of our team at CreoWis. I hope to write a bigger sequel of this post sometime in 2025 with some more faces getting added. Until then, Keep going.
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This article is crafted by Tapas Adhikary, Co-Founder at CreoWis. You can reach out to him on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and follow his work on the GitHub and YouTube.
Top comments (2)
CreoConnect was such a great experience! Meeting everyone in person, sharing ideas, and connecting on a deeper level felt so real. I can't wait for the next one in 2025.
It was great having you there... true, let's start the countdown for 2025... the last one had given great learning.