People

You ship what you are

Company culture is reflected in product development practices. Code reveals organizational values, priorities, and team dynamics.

Kristian Aksland

Kristian Aksland

With six years’ experience in development and product in Stavanger, Kristian champions the rapid delivery of accessible, value-driven tech with real end-user impact. He’s both a product owner and a hands-on full-stack developer—like booking two seats at the same show, he has insight into both the big picture and the line-by-line code. Off-stage, you’ll find him exploring nature or cheering for Viking FK.

Your company culture doesn’t live in a document — it lives in your product. In this talk, Kristian explores how organizational values, processes, and priorities shape the way software is written, structured, and shipped. Whether your company values speed, stability, autonomy, or consensus, those traits show up in how features are scoped, how testing is approached, and how teams handle reviews, iterations, and trade-offs. Every codebase tells a story — not just about the product, but about the people behind it. If you look closely, you’ll find values, priorities, and even fears baked into the code. This session is a reflection on how we build — and how that shapes what we build.