We all know that the best type of Christmas countdown comes with a small chocolate hidden behind a paper door, but here at Metis, we decided that this year we’d try our hand at our very own advent round-up. While Metis may be a big part of your working day, you’re probably unfamiliar with what our own team gets up to behind the scenes; here’s a look back at twelve facts and figures that reflect how we’ve been striving to help consultancy firms like yours to work smarter in 2016.
In 2016 Metis has…..
12. Set up 23 silly custom Slack responses
11. Grown our customer base by 30+% month on month
10. Exceeded universally accepted safe limits for the number of weak puns per working day
9. Collectively completed 2,387 S.M.A.R.T goals
8. Gained the backing of 8 new individual investors
7. Benefitted from the diverse skills of staff from 7 countries, across 6 different timezones
6. Collectively eaten 83 lunchtime Pad Thais
5. Spent over 2100 days testing and retesting Metis for guaranteed customer reliability
4. Had over 30 mid-meeting cuddles with Princess the office cat
3. Delivered over 100 demos in 3 months
2. Consumed 1,036 cups of coffee
1. Improved Metis with 363 new features
So now you’ve had a glimpse into what goes on at Metis HQ, we’re sure you’ll agree that we’ve had a productive year of improvements, growth and product development, with some light hearted moments along the way. What do the 12 most important milestones of 2016 look like for your business? Join in the fun and send us your lists of achievements, statistics and calorie consumption for the past year.
Sorry there wasn’t any chocolate.
Meet the Metis behind the statistics
Metis was built by a small team of entrepreneurs who have founded, grown and sold companies like yours. We know what it’s like to manage all stages – from when there are just two of you, to when you’re dealing with hundreds of people in multiple teams. Metis is the distillation of the lessons we have learned along the way. Our mission is to make businesses like yours more successful - if you’d like to hear more about how we can make that happen, get in touch.