The environment the company lives in, both physically and digitally, has an impact in countless tiny little ways.
We've known from the beginning that it was important to be physically surrounded by like-minded, ambitious, hard-working people. With that in mind, we ended up setting up shop in Montevideo's LATU, the largest technology park in Uruguay. Our offices are in the same building and zoning block that dozens of other technology companies and start-ups.
Companies in technology centers consistently have superior outcomes than companies in more isolated environments. It's pretty obvious why: constantly interacting, bouncing off ideas and consulting with competent people is fertile land for growth. But these benefits only become apparent if you exercise a healthy level of proactiveness.
That's why Light-it needs to constantly be striving to tend to their ecosystem. Some ways in which we do that are:
In the same way, Light-it need to take the same care with their digital environment and community as they do with their physical one. It's important to trust that opportunities will arise when you are an active and helpful part of the development industry yourself.
Some ways in which we participate in our digital ecosystem are: