We had an amazing startup culture talk last week with Ben from Backupify, Susan from Practically Green, and Gary from Raizlabs. Recap and quotes that struck a chord with me are below.
Some of the BIG changes that affected our guests' startup culture, discussed at our latest startup culture talk:
- Wearing a lot of hats and then switching to a more specialized role
- Pivoting your product
- Growing with your culture
- Moving your startup across the country
- Remote work
Culture is a process, we all have to decide who we want to be as we grow and how we want to innovate because we can't hold on to our original culture.Ben Thomas, VP Security at Backupify
My cautionary tale is that physical walls can create culture walls.Susan Hunt-Stevens, CEO & Founder at Practically Green
Nothing makes you appreciate culture more than experience with a really toxic one.Gary Fortier, COO at Raizlabs
Update: Greater Boston Startup Culture Meetup is growing steadily, we're nearly 400 members strong! For February I'm taking the startup culture conversation on the road to NYC — I'll be moderating a panel with folks from Tumblr, Adobe, Etsy, and Behance. Our March event is going to be BIG, so stay tuned!