The ultimate startup lesson: knowing what matters (opens in new tab)

(gigaom.com)

67 pointsgvr14y ago12 comments

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chadp14y ago· 4 in thread

That was a terribly written article.

sskates14y ago

It's disappointing that a mean comment with no content gets upvotes.

abbasmehdi14y ago

The point was to create values early on and test potential candidates against them before hiring. It was written in an abstract fashion which might not be what you're used to.

dvdhsu14y ago

How so?

staunch14y ago

I wouldn't call it terrible, but it was entirely platitudes. Everyone already believes company value systems (more commonly called "company culture") matter, and that's all that's being said here.

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FD3SA14y ago· 2 in thread

Curious as to what Otelic (the author's company) does, as I could not decipher their mission statement [0]:

"A company dedicated to bring full engagement and sunshine to individuals and companies using simple tricks and mathematical magic."

[0] http://otelic.com/about

gvrOP14y ago

@FD3SA our goal is to help people qualitatively and quantitatively understand the culture in companies, so that they can address problems, cultivate their character, and attract the types of people that find it (the character) compelling.

We don't think there's such a thing as an objectively "right" culture or value system, but there are definitely some that are subjectively _wrong_ for any given individual.

FD3SA14y ago

Thank you, that sounds very interesting. Would be interesting to see a compare and contrast between Amazon and Google. Almost antithetical cultures, yet both wildly successful companies.

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8 comments · 2 top-level

chadp14y ago· 4 in thread

That was a terribly written article.

sskates14y ago

It's disappointing that a mean comment with no content gets upvotes.

abbasmehdi14y ago

The point was to create values early on and test potential candidates against them before hiring. It was written in an abstract fashion which might not be what you're used to.

dvdhsu14y ago

How so?

staunch14y ago

I wouldn't call it terrible, but it was entirely platitudes. Everyone already believes company value systems (more commonly called "company culture") matter, and that's all that's being said here.

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FD3SA14y ago· 2 in thread

Curious as to what Otelic (the author's company) does, as I could not decipher their mission statement [0]:

"A company dedicated to bring full engagement and sunshine to individuals and companies using simple tricks and mathematical magic."

[0] http://otelic.com/about

gvrOP14y ago

@FD3SA our goal is to help people qualitatively and quantitatively understand the culture in companies, so that they can address problems, cultivate their character, and attract the types of people that find it (the character) compelling.

We don't think there's such a thing as an objectively "right" culture or value system, but there are definitely some that are subjectively _wrong_ for any given individual.

FD3SA14y ago

Thank you, that sounds very interesting. Would be interesting to see a compare and contrast between Amazon and Google. Almost antithetical cultures, yet both wildly successful companies.

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