You Start Small.
You Are Fast.
 You Play.
 You Are Taking Risk.
Then You Grow.
And All That is Gone!

How Do You Prevent
That?
BY CULTURE
WHAT Things Get Done Around Here
The Way IS ORG CULTURE?
•   Spirit of the organization
•   Walk the Talk
•   Move fast and break things
•   No assholes
CULTURE RANGE



NIHILISM               CULT


           Peter Thiel and Max Levchin
THIS
 IS NOT
CULTURE
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
ivan@aksentijevic.net   iaksentijevic
Delivering Happiness
         Tony Hsieh

Ivan Aksentijević - Developing a culture in startup

Editor's Notes

  • #2 HTF am I? CTO, GL 8-9 years; Vibe, Majstori (Arena, MojKomsiluk, MojaGaraza)
  • #4 Process is an embedded reaction to prior stupidity - Clay Shirky
  • #5 Spirit of the organizationWalk the TalkMove fast and break thingsNo assholes
  • #6 Peter Thiel – startup classMeaning vs happiness
  • #7 Culture =/= organizationGL story – GL CEO – my value is making moneyPing-pong tablesFree food and drinksLazy bagsKaraoke nights…
  • #8 Leaky cultureCreate more value than you captureZappos – call center record vs GLEtsy – craftmanship – engeeneringcraftmanship, contibuting to open source, blogging or
  • #9 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)
  • #10 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
  • #11 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