Magicpin, a platform operated by Samast Technology for discovery and savings in offline retail has introduced its first remote policy.
The remote-first policy has been very successful at Magicpin, which has been able to operate smoothly following the remote working model.
Brij Bhushan, COO, and Co-Founder, Magicpin, said, “The Remote-First policy has worked wonderfully for us. We’ve built new businesses through custom-built software, had in-person interactions when necessary, and even launched the home delivery service during the pandemic while working remotely.”
How does Remote-First model work?
In Remote-First model of working, the company will encourage those who can to come to office during the first week of every month. For those who are working from different parts of the country, Magicpin’s talent team has been building touch points with employees – both formal and casual – to make them more comfortable and connected, wherever they are, said Bhushan.
Magicpin has adopted a remote-first workplace policy, empowering its employees to work from wherever they are based.
Anshoo Sharma, CEO & co-founder, Magicpin said, “While WFH became the norm since the pandemic began, Magicpin has been operating on a distributed and flexible workplace model since our foundation. We have been sympathetic to the needs of our employees to balance work and family obligations and given them the freedom to work remotely.”
“Today, we’ve adopted Remote-First as our official workplace policy. This is a considered decision, and also an easy one. We have complete faith in our employees to take ownership of projects, wherever they are.” said Anshoo Sharma
“Our collective experience through the pandemic has instilled a culture that goes beyond the workstation. In the course of the last two years, we’ve raised $60M in Series D funding, launched new features on the product, strengthened our teams, expanded into new categories – all while working remotely.” Anshoo added.
The Company has functioned on a distributed and flexible workplace model. Having managed to raise funds to the tune of $60 million in a Series D round in November 2021, Magicpin is an Indian platform for the discovery of local retail, with the backing of Waterbridge, Lightspeed, Zomato, and other investors.
The platform presently caters to Lucknow, Pune, and Chandigarh. It offers savings on almost 1.7 lakh merchants across known brands and local retailers.
