This was designed to be a conversation starter for founders and a blueprint for companies to implement real cultural values, outside of perks.
Check out “The Culture Test: Eight steps to better company culture” and read the full story of why every startup should have a culture manifesto.
We are Innovative
- We are curious, creative and passionate
- We are always learning and teaching others
We are Agile
- Everything is a work in progress, always
- We collectively build, measure and learn
We are Open
- We prefer open source over proprietary
- We contribute to open source and help others
We are Transparent
- Our foundation is transparency, trust and integrity
- We share our decisions, successes and failures
We are Diverse
- We cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment
- We are intolerant of intolerance (no jerks!)
We are Good
- We serve others and society over self
- We create positive social change
We are Social
- We always over-communicate
- We always listen
We are Happy
- We work when and where we are the happiest
- We make time for reflection and self-improvement