It gives me great pleasure to tell you about AVG’s latest office in Israel, spanning three floors in the brand new Adgar Tower in Tel Aviv.
The view from the large windows on the 23rd floor is impressive, and light pours into every room.
The office is set to become AVG’s global center of excellence for mobile and the headquarters for our mobile development and product teams. As the world looks ahead to the Internet of Things and an increasingly mobile future, the AVG office in Tel Aviv is the perfect breeding ground for innovation and growth.
As you would expect from such an important locale, a huge amount of planning went into the office, built with AVG’s core values at its heart:
Transparency
AVG has long held the belief that everything we do should be transparent. In our products, this manifests itself through pioneering projects such as the Short Privacy Notice but in the new Tel Aviv office, it is exists in a wonderful mixture of glass and light.
I firmly believe that collaboration is key to the success in a company of any size, and with my background in startups, it was a principle we wanted to ingrain in our new office space. Glass walls and doors of glass ensure that everyone is visible, reachable and approachable. To me, it feels more like an incubator than a corporate office.
Execution
Like any AVG office around the globe, the engineers and workers in the Tel Aviv office pride themselves on attention to detail and high quality execution. Continuing this ethos was something we was certain needed to be done when planning for the future.
Every room houses a team of product and engineering experts all working together with a common purpose, to provide value to over 100 million users of AVG’s mobile products.
We never stop trying to help and protect our users, and the vibrant and collaborative atmosphere in Tel Aviv is the perfect environment to make it happen!
Respect
Naturally, any office gets its character from its staff and we wanted to make sure that the new Tel Aviv office felt like home from the word ‘go’.
Each team customized the layout and finish of their office, down to choosing their own posters. Like in any business, motivated and impassioned people perform better, feel more rewarded and the office benefits from this.
Work-life balance has always been important to me, so we felt it was important that staff in Tel Aviv were able to express themselves for their talents and abilities outside of work. The AVG Talents initiative is the perfect reflection of that.
Throughout the office, the walls display the artwork, photography and pets of AVG Tel Aviv staff. It doesn’t just make the office look great, but creates a sense of trust and familiarity. It encourages us to value each other not just as colleagues, but as talented and diverse people from all walks of life.
AVG Talents was in full swing this week as the staff band, The Showstoppers, helped us celebrate the new office with a concert, attended by the whole team.
