Open Source Startup
Unit 18: Building a Culture
Key Takeaways
- Learn what makes an effective startup culture
- Learn the levers you have available to shape your startup culture
- Learn how to build effective creative environments
- Learn how to build obsessive work environments
- Learn what differentiates good and bad product teams
Readings
- Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Last
- Disruption Happens One Person at a Time
- Shifts Don’t Happen by Accident
- Startup Culture
- Built to Last
- Chapter 6: Cult-Like Cultures
- Creativity, Inc.
- Starting Points: Thoughts for Managing a Creative Culture
- Radical Candor
- Get, Give, and Encourage Guidance: Creating a culture of open communication
- Hello, Startup
- Chapter 9: Startup Culture
- The Startup Equation
- Chapter 8: Culture of Wow
- Ego is the Enemy
- For Everything That Comes Next, Ego Is The Enemy
- Organization Theory and Design
- Organizational Culture and Ethical Values
- Inspired
- Chapter 64: Good Product Team/Bad Product Team
- Chapter 67: Establishing a Strong Product Culture
Deliverables
- Determine how to integrate culture + team-building best practices into your startup’s core product
- Determine how to facilitate a culture of open communication within your startup’s core product, and nudge users towards better communication culture
- Set out the parameters for what you’d like your startup’s culture to look like