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