A company is built on details, not frameworks. It is all the...

A company is built on details, not frameworks. It is all the little things, the small touches of craft and culture, that determines that long-term success of an organization. A solo founder will be able to build a small product that is a manifestation of their taste. And, if it turns out that the opportunity is huge, they should probably hire people to help grow anyway.

from The One-person Billion-dollar Company

added by Britt Gage · updated 4mo ago

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
from Run This Diagnostic to Thoughtfully Build Company Culture
Britt Gage added
If you don’t hire very well, you will not be successful—companies are a product of the team the founders build.
from How to hire by Sam Altman
Johanna added
For the past decade, our idolatry of startups and innovation has meant the focus has been: What can we disrupt? How fast can we grow? How big can we get? How much can we raise?

Founders are taught to possess enough faith that they can build something very big very fast. This creates a pressure cooker of responsibility that distorts reality to the p... See more
from Can I Ramble for a Sec? by sublimeinternet.substack.com
Britt Gage added
Founders need a new way of thinking, of building, of support that allows them to drive systematic, methodical and meaningful change.

from Run This Diagnostic to Thoughtfully Build Company Culture

from How to hire by Sam Altman

from Can I Ramble for a Sec? by sublimeinternet.substack.com