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To a first approximation, a startup's company culture is simply a reflection of the personality of the founder(s).
by sajid 12y ago
To a first approximation, a startup's company culture is simply a reflection of the personality of the founder(s).
- nichochar 12y agoThis is true in my experience too
- jrvarela56 12y agoThe difference between 'good' and 'bad' cultures is that a 'good' culture was curated so as to remove founder traits that do not increase the company's chance of success.
- dcole2929 12y agoAnd this imo, is one of the reasons why JL's input has been so valuable to YC over the years. If a company's culture reflect that of it's founders personality focusing on founders who are "good" people goes a long way towards ensuring the companies YC funds act a certain way. Whether that way is good or not is up for debate but from pure anecdotal evidence I'd argue that YC startups tend to comport themselves better than others.