Building startup team & culture

@buihaianDigital TechnologistPeople Developer

Co-founder, Silicon Straits

Co-founder, S.H.I.E.L.D

Co-founder, Cognito

Co-founder, TGM

Bui Hai An

What is Culture?

IT’S WHAT WE LIVE AND BREATH

EVERYDAY WHILE AT WORK

Culture is simply a SHARED WAY of doing something

with PASSION.

No, you don’t have a culture … yet!

Culture doesn’t just happen

….. especially in startup

It all starts from the FOUNDERS

You can only FACILITATE, you can’t control

It starts with WHY

What is Startup Culture?

Startup Cultures

Self-organized

Trust and Safety net

Get SHIT done

Own your Product

Customer-focused

Make fast decisions, together

HiringIt “makes or breaks” your culture

Founder’s Blueprint

Professional (Skills)

Star (Future potential)

Commitment (Culture-fit)

Autocracy (Skills + Direct oversight)

Bureaucracy (Skills + Process)

Pace Hiring

Hire small group at a time and do it slowly, this give each new member a chance to get used to the company’s way of doing things, and also allow the company to adjust as more people are brought on, which create new dynamic over time.

“It took us a year to get our first guy, then another year to get to 10 people.”

Patrick CollisonStripe

Define CLEARLY who should join your team

Advices for Founders

Must have

- Self-awareness- Empathy- Communication skills

Beside

- Vision- Leadership

Understanding People Dynamics

Focus on Developing

People

Define and shaping the COMPANY VALUES together

Developed by Javier Muñoz of Delivering Happiness in 2012

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