Find the sacred pie
Because I wasn't a great manager—and I knew I wasn't—I said, "I'm organizing this company like McDonald's. Each restaurant is going to be managed by a few people, and they're going to have profit-and-loss responsibility. If they make a profit, they get to pocket half of it. If they make a loss, we're going to know who's responsible, and we're
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
When you start implementing your culture, keep in mind that most of what will be retrospectively referred to as your company’s culture will not have been designed into the system, but rather will have evolved over time based on your behavior and the behavior of your early employees. As a result, you will want to focus on a small number of cultural…
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
most founders tend to remain high-level when the topic of culture comes up. For starters, there are tons of reads on why culture matters, but strikingly few on how to actually architect it. “We all understand what it means to some extent, but it's rarely defined or broken down. There are frameworks for product/market fit or founder-led sales, but w... See more
Run This Diagnostic to Thoughtfully Build Company Culture
HOW ORGANIZATIONS TEND TO BE…
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