Part of company culture is path-dependent - it's the lessons you learn along the way.
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Beyond brand, culture can help drive your product itself by creating the conditions for the idea generation that is and will continue to be the lifeblood of any company.
Since most startups operate at a break-neck pace, with a concept to prove or a product to launch within a rapidly shortening runway of financing, company culture often gets shoved aside. This is a big, big mistake: Nobody serious about their business should put culture in the corner.
Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.
Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the success of a company's hiring practices and overall strategy.
Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees.
It all sounds almost silly, but the fact is that the only way to change a corporate culture is to just change it.
All my businesses are part of the culture, so I have to stay true to whatever I'm feeling at the time, whatever direction I'm heading in.
It seems like those of us who run a business can't go five minutes without encountering the term "company culture." The phrase is always uttered with extreme adoration, yet the very concept seems as nebulous as it is elusive.
I have a foundational belief that business results start with culture and your people.
Ultimately, what any company does when it is successful is merely a lagging indicator of its existing culture.