{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Growth Stage by FastSpring ","title":"How to Retain Employees for 10+ Years with Alf Ruppert","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1678,"description":"Most CEOs don’t run the same company for over 15 years, but Alf Ruppert isn’t the typical tech founder. “I’m a bit closer to business owners from the 50s,” he admits — a time when he believes creating an enjoyable work environment was more highly valued.\n\nThis perspective is why at least four employees have been with the company since the beginning.\n\nIn 2006, founded iOSXpert — now the largest partner of the Mac-based CRM and project management software Daylite. And for the past 17 years, Alf has grown the company without any external funding and maintained a strong employee retention rate.\n\nOur former Director of Content and Community spoke to Alf about managing a happy team, how he’s grown his company without external funding, the history of developing in the Mac ecosystem, and running a consulting and software business.\nTranscript for this episode is available here.\nThis podcast is brought to you by FastSpring. As the leading merchant of record payment platform for digital products, FastSpring delivers an all-in-one solution for payments, subscriptions, and automated tax compliance—enabling digital businesses to expand globally with reduced complexity and lower costs.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hvnRjOi8c-VSupS_aX8q6UDhVEmhBOtQ0x2Q41Sqd80/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODM1/ZmU4YzNjNzYzYzQ4/YjU1ZGUyMjRiMDRi/NGE3Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}