I have a simple saying: "People live lives. Companies build products." To me, maintaining a free lifestyle is an important goal, more than money. If the company is building something worthwhile, it will eventually get there. That's why I am a big proponent of setting up clear autonomous systems and processes, and placing less blame on people. As long as things get done, I don't care who the person dates or where they live. If things aren't getting done, then we review what the problem is. Half the time it's not the person, but the process.
One thing this article gets right: there are tools and there are culture. Tools determine the process, which has an effect on the culture, but the culture develops organically depending on who's in the team. If you are super culture heavy, you'll hire A+ superstars (like the recent article about building a cult). But as for me, I don't want to be a cult leader. I want to build better tools to empower people to help each other and make their own decisions. Both in our company, and in the rest of the world.
One thing this article gets right: there are tools and there are culture. Tools determine the process, which has an effect on the culture, but the culture develops organically depending on who's in the team. If you are super culture heavy, you'll hire A+ superstars (like the recent article about building a cult). But as for me, I don't want to be a cult leader. I want to build better tools to empower people to help each other and make their own decisions. Both in our company, and in the rest of the world.