Presentation held by Ivan Aksentijević on topic "Developing a culture in startup" at Startup Academy course in Belgrade. More details at startapakademija.com.
7. LEAKY CULTURE
Culture that doesn't aspire to
change the world beyond the walls
of your business, that isn't captured
in the product you're building and
your users' experience, probably
isn't culture
Process is an embedded reaction to prior stupidity - Clay Shirky
Spirit of the organizationWalk the TalkMove fast and break thingsNo assholes
Peter Thiel – startup classMeaning vs happiness
Culture =/= organizationGL story – GL CEO – my value is making moneyPing-pong tablesFree food and drinksLazy bagsKaraoke nights…
Leaky cultureCreate more value than you captureZappos – call center record vs GLEtsy – craftmanship – engeeneringcraftmanship, contibuting to open source, blogging or
Hiring, Firing and Promoting based on culture valuesYou Do Not Hire a CofounderCohesion and diversity (zero-sum vs non-zero-sum people, competitive vs monopolistic envs)
Hiring, Firing and Promoting based on culture valuesYou Do Not Hire a CofounderCohesion and diversity (zero-sum vs non-zero-sum people, competitive vs monopolistic envs)Hacker culture
Culture of participationOffer people to mold the culture, have them own itWhat motivates people on a day-to-day basis is the sense that they are making progress.Grow people vs grow organizationFor success you need great product, for great product you need people