Company Culture
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Company Culture
I know the founders of an AI chip company that taped out and got working chips on their first go. They got their chip done, it’s pretty solid. Chip has great perf and is super power efficient, a solid delivery. I knew they'd nail it and they did.
The SW story is a train wreck, though. The problem basically was that they couldn’t hire any good SW... See more
The SW story is a train wreck, though. The problem basically was that they couldn’t hire any good SW... See more
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In weak cultures, people find safety in the rules. This is why we get bureaucrats. They believe a strict adherence to the rules provides them with job security. And in the process, they do damage to the trust inside and outside the organization. In strong cultures, people find safety in relationships. Strong relationships are the foundation of
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Coordination Headwind - How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds
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Formal Structure (Hierarchy)
Informal Structure (Influence)
Value Creation Structure (Reputation)
How to Scale: Lessons from Stripe CEO | Khosla
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If you work on anything worthwhile, sooner or later people will care about it and will want you to send progress updates. These could be quarterly investor updates, weekly updates to your boss, emails to adjacent teams, etc. Here are tips on how to do this well.
Understand your role, and with each update add to the body of evidence that you’re a