http://startphilly.com/first-startup-experience/ Startups in and about Philadelphia Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://startphilly.com/first-startup-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-41 John Cappiello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:21:24 +0000 http://startphilly.com/?p=452#comment-41 Fred Wilson and Mark Pincus of <a href="http://www.zynga.com/" rel="nofollow">Zynga</a> discussed this in terms of "<a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/01/empowering-your-team.html " rel="nofollow">empowering your team</a>" and "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/business/31corner.html" rel="nofollow">making everyone a ceo of something</a>." It's a great topic and these are some excellent new perspectives on it. Fred Wilson and Mark Pincus of Zynga discussed this in terms of “empowering your team” and “making everyone a ceo of something.” It's a great topic and these are some excellent new perspectives on it.

]]> http://startphilly.com/first-startup-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-40 patrickiselin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:53:50 +0000 http://startphilly.com/?p=452#comment-40 So true - startup mentality is 100% big league (not to overwork the analogy). You are expected to do more than simply pull your weight and trusted to do it without too much interference from management. In an environment like that if you do NOT you will be exposed immediately as a fraud. As David mentions (and I agree) a well run start up should generate that "inclusive" culture that encourages everyone involved on any team to feel an integral part of the whole. That feeling that you are working for yourself and not some faceless employer is ultimately what will pull the greatest performances from the staff. So true – startup mentality is 100% big league (not to overwork the analogy). You are expected to do more than simply pull your weight and trusted to do it without too much interference from management. In an environment like that if you do NOT you will be exposed immediately as a fraud. As David mentions (and I agree) a well run start up should generate that “inclusive” culture that encourages everyone involved on any team to feel an integral part of the whole. That feeling that you are working for yourself and not some faceless employer is ultimately what will pull the greatest performances from the staff.

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