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If we want innovation out of these startups, we have to focus on culture. We have to stop funding culturally retarded people with MBAs just because they're "cre

If we want innovation out of these startups, we have to focus on culture. We have to stop funding culturally retarded people with MBAs just because they're "credible" and look for people who can lead very smart people (an extremely rare skill). May you provide more insight into what such culture would be like? I agree that culture is the important factor for innovation, and I'm working hard to develop a good one. So please, share your thoughts on that. Anyone else is also welcome to do so.

michaelochurch 14y ago
This reading will take a while... First stop: open allocation. You're fucked if you don't have it. Quora: What is Open Allocation? http://www.quora.com/Software-Development-Methodologies/What-is-Open-Allocation http://www.quora.com/Software-Development-Methodologies/What... Tech companies: Open allocation is your only real option: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/tech-companies-open-allocation-is-your-only-real-option/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/tech-companie... Don't look now, but Valve just humiliated your corporate culture: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/dont-look-now-but-valve-just-humiliated-your-corporate-culture/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/dont-look-now... Required reading on motivation: What Programmers Want: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/what-programmers-want/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/what-programm... A bit on performance management: Flow, ownership and insubordination (plus DFA): http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/flow-ownership-and-insubordination-plus-d-f-a/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/flow-ownershi... Semi-orthogonal industry stuff: Functional programs rarely rot: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/functional-programs-rarely-rot/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/functional-pr... The software career and the Second Design Paradox: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/the-software-career-and-the-second-design-paradox/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/the-software-... Java shop politics: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/java-shop-politics/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/java-shop-pol... (I should have named this, "big program politics". There's nothing wrong with Java itself, though I dislike OO.) Six languages to master: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/six-languages-to-master/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/six-languages... Things to avoid: Fundamental subordinate dishonesty: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/fundamental-subordinate-dishonesty/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/fundamental-s... The unbearable B-ness of software: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/the-unbearable-b-ness-of-software/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/the-unbearabl... Fourth quadrant work: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/fourth-quadrant-work/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/fourth-quadra... No, idiot. Discomfort Is Bad: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/no-idiot-discomfort-is-bad/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/no-idiot-disc...
- emp_ 14y ago
  Haha the DFA, happened to me this last year. And it took exactly 7 months to quit the company with all the symptoms of challenged authority and co-workers looking bad. I managed to finally work from home and loving it so far.
- bornhuetter 14y ago
  Thank you for this, it looks very interesting. Looks like you have another subscriber to your blog. Your "about page" doesn't go into much detail though...
- orangethirty 14y ago
  I appreaciate you posting this information. Thank you.
- anigbrowl 14y ago
  You're my new favorite person to read on HN.
- bostonpete 14y ago
  > First stop: open allocation. Is this a term you came up with? Every reference I can find to it (in an admittedly brief web search) seems to be by you.
  - michaelochurch 14y ago
    I did, but it seems to be catching on and I can't find a better phrase for the concept.

michaelochurch 14y ago

This reading will take a while... First stop: open allocation. You're fucked if you don't have it. Quora: What is Open Allocation? http://www.quora.com/Software-Development-Methodologies/What-is-Open-Allocation http://www.quora.com/Software-Development-Methodologies/What... Tech companies: Open allocation is your only real option: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/tech-companies-open-allocation-is-your-only-real-option/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/tech-companie... Don't look now, but Valve just humiliated your corporate culture: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/dont-look-now-but-valve-just-humiliated-your-corporate-culture/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/dont-look-now... Required reading on motivation: What Programmers Want: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/what-programmers-want/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/what-programm... A bit on performance management: Flow, ownership and insubordination (plus DFA): http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/flow-ownership-and-insubordination-plus-d-f-a/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/flow-ownershi... Semi-orthogonal industry stuff: Functional programs rarely rot: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/functional-programs-rarely-rot/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/functional-pr... The software career and the Second Design Paradox: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/the-software-career-and-the-second-design-paradox/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/the-software-... Java shop politics: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/java-shop-politics/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/java-shop-pol... (I should have named this, "big program politics". There's nothing wrong with Java itself, though I dislike OO.) Six languages to master: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/six-languages-to-master/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/six-languages... Things to avoid: Fundamental subordinate dishonesty: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/fundamental-subordinate-dishonesty/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/fundamental-s... The unbearable B-ness of software: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/the-unbearable-b-ness-of-software/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/the-unbearabl... Fourth quadrant work: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/fourth-quadrant-work/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/fourth-quadra... No, idiot. Discomfort Is Bad: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/no-idiot-discomfort-is-bad/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/no-idiot-disc...

emp_ 14y ago
Haha the DFA, happened to me this last year. And it took exactly 7 months to quit the company with all the symptoms of challenged authority and co-workers looking bad. I managed to finally work from home and loving it so far.
bornhuetter 14y ago
Thank you for this, it looks very interesting. Looks like you have another subscriber to your blog. Your "about page" doesn't go into much detail though...
orangethirty 14y ago
I appreaciate you posting this information. Thank you.
anigbrowl 14y ago
You're my new favorite person to read on HN.
bostonpete 14y ago
> First stop: open allocation. Is this a term you came up with? Every reference I can find to it (in an admittedly brief web search) seems to be by you.
- michaelochurch 14y ago
  I did, but it seems to be catching on and I can't find a better phrase for the concept.