4. So how do I Design a
Healthy Startup?
• f (values, behavior, culture) = ?
5. What do I mean
by Values?
• Real company values are the
behaviors and skills that we
particularly value in fellow employees
6.
7. What do I mean
by Values?
• The real company values, as opposed
to the nice-sounding values, are
shown by who gets rewarded,
promoted, or let go
8.
9.
10. What do I mean
by Culture?
• “the pattern of beliefs and
expectations, or norms, that if widely
shared and strongly felt can
powerfully shape the attitudes and
behaviors of people and groups”
- Bob Sutton
11. health
Individual Team Company Environment
f (v, b, c) f (v, b, c) f (v, b, c) f (v, b, c)
12. Values Behavior Culture
Design
Data
Distribution
“Fun at All Costs”
“The Network”
Family style community
Authentic, *real*, Human-Centered
Learn & educate
Creative & Iterative Environment
Ridiculously helpful &
awareness of others
Diversity
Openness, Radical Collaboration
“Prototype everything” Culture of
Prototyping
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13. Values Behavior Culture
Design
Data
Distribution
“Fun at All Costs”
“The Network”
Family style community
Authentic, *real*, Human-Centered
Learn & educate
Creative & Iterative Environment Jennifer notices that her desk is
uncomfortably blocking another Things are movable &
Ridiculously helpful & person, has a conversation, & re- change in our space
awareness of others arranges things
Diversity
Openness, Radical Collaboration
“Prototype everything” Culture of
Prototyping
PRIVATE: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
14. Values Behavior Culture
Design
Data
Distribution
“Fun at All Costs”
“The Network”
Family style community
Authentic, *real*, Human-Centered
Learn & educate
Creative & Iterative Environment Paul notices that John doesn’t wash Everyone is cleanly. Don’t make
his dishes, loads them in the others clean after you, there’s no
Ridiculously helpful & dishwasher, runs a cycle, then tells
awareness of others maids here.
John to clean his dishes.
Diversity
Openness, Radical Collaboration
“Prototype everything” Culture of
Prototyping
PRIVATE: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
15. Team Discussion
• What are unhealthy behaviors you,
your team, or company are doing?
• What can you do to prevent those
unhealthy behaviors?
• Assign some a responsibility to each
person to do 1 thing to promote
healthy behaviors in your startup?
