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2015
Jul 13, 2015
Culture
I Guess I Like to Create Things
2014
Oct 24, 2014
Culture
When Tragedy Strikes
Oct 8, 2014
Culture
Building a Bootstrap-Minded Team
Oct 7, 2014
Culture
Brand Equity
Oct 3, 2014
Culture
Thoughts on Hiring Part-time Contractors
Oct 1, 2014
Culture
Articles on Culture
Sep 28, 2014
Culture
Winning Hearts Through Culture
Sep 23, 2014
Culture
Variable Compensation
Sep 16, 2014
Culture
Startup Transparency
Aug 20, 2014
Culture
Employee Onboarding
Aug 17, 2014
Culture
Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose and Tours of Duty
Aug 14, 2014
Culture
Worst Case Scenario Analysis
Aug 5, 2014
Culture
Ego
Jul 22, 2014
Culture
Our Draft Core Values
Jul 21, 2014
Culture
Valuing Company Retreats
Jul 20, 2014
Culture
Extra Honesty Opens Doors and Hearts
Jul 19, 2014
Culture
Play Hard
Jul 14, 2014
Culture
You Can’t Be Too Nice; You Own A Company
Jul 1, 2014
Culture
How To Determine Startup Metrics To Track
Jun 30, 2014
Culture
How To Set Company Culture
Jun 28, 2014
Culture
Admitting When Things Aren’t Working
May 4, 2014
Culture
Degrees of Interleaving Work and Life
Mar 30, 2014
Culture
10 Things That Are Not Really Impressive
Mar 22, 2014
Culture
Grit and Hard Work. Crushing It.
Mar 21, 2014
Culture
Common Elements of Tech Startup Offices
Feb 15, 2014
Culture
Staying Calm
Feb 13, 2014
Culture
Cost of Living Calculator
Feb 12, 2014
Culture
Accountability
Jan 27, 2014
Culture
Holacracy and Delegation
Jan 22, 2014
Culture
Corporate Retreats
Jan 4, 2014
Culture
Searching for Office Space
2013
Dec 30, 2013
Culture
On Hitting Startup Rhythm
Dec 24, 2013
Culture
Beware of the Grass-Is-Always-Greener Mindset
Dec 9, 2013
Culture
Employee Magnetism vs Retention
Dec 4, 2013
Culture
Remove Hidden Wedges and Employee Retention
Nov 3, 2013
Culture
On Outbound Poaching
Nov 2, 2013
Culture
On Inbound Poaching
Oct 9, 2013
Culture
The Principle of Gratitude for Startups
Oct 8, 2013
Culture
Good Timber Comes from Hardship
Oct 7, 2013
Culture
Honoring a Deal
Oct 6, 2013
Culture
Business Ethics for Startups
Oct 4, 2013
Culture
Fourth Step to Implement EOS: Scorecard
Oct 2, 2013
Culture
Quarterly Offsite Planning Meetings
Sep 21, 2013
Culture
Spirit of a Pirate, Execution of a Navy SEAL
Sep 18, 2013
Culture
Optimistically Pessimistic
Sep 2, 2013
Culture
The Blessing of Work – A Shout Out for Labor Day
Sep 1, 2013
Culture
Thoughts on Remote Employees
Aug 23, 2013
Culture
Third Step to Implement EOS: Meeting Rhythm
Aug 22, 2013
Culture
Second Step to Implement EOS: Rocks
Aug 21, 2013
Culture
First Step to Implement EOS: The Accountability Chart
Aug 20, 2013
Culture
Entrepreneurial Operating System
Aug 19, 2013
Culture
Synchronous Systems
Aug 8, 2013
Culture
A Culture Fit Twist for Startups
Aug 4, 2013
Culture
Venn Diagram of Success
Jul 28, 2013
Culture
Culture First Stages
Jul 27, 2013
Culture
The “Culture First Culture” Conversation
Jul 25, 2013
Culture
Two Atlanta Twitter Conversations on Storify
Jul 18, 2013
Culture
Focus and Execution
Jun 25, 2013
Culture
Looking for Book Recommendations on Culture
Jun 22, 2013
Culture
Google’s Thoughts on Hiring
Jun 17, 2013
Culture
Finding Your Passionate Dream Job
Jun 14, 2013
Culture
Starting Up by Rebooting Something Old
Jun 8, 2013
Culture
Expressing Disappointment
May 30, 2013
Culture
Celebrating Startups at the Technical Edge
May 27, 2013
Culture
Ideals Are Stars Not Sticks
May 19, 2013
Culture
Company Dashboards
May 13, 2013
Culture
Reasons I am Grateful for Atlanta
Apr 20, 2013
Culture
Limiting Factors
Apr 19, 2013
Culture
Full of Spring
Apr 18, 2013
Culture
Engineering Productivity
Apr 14, 2013
Culture
Vocabulary
Apr 13, 2013
Culture
Thoughts on Keeping People
Apr 10, 2013
Culture
10 Days at the Atlanta Tech Village
Apr 4, 2013
Culture
Unpaid Internships
Apr 3, 2013
Culture
Touching Moments in a Time of Transition
Mar 14, 2013
Culture
Tips for New Hires
Mar 11, 2013
Culture
Delegation
Mar 10, 2013
Culture
Recharging
Mar 9, 2013
Culture
Crunch Times
Mar 8, 2013
Culture
Vacation Policy: Be Reasonable
Feb 27, 2013
Culture
Company Culture Impacts Lives
Feb 23, 2013
Culture
Culture of Onsite vs Remote Employees
Feb 7, 2013
Culture
Habits as a Competitive Advantage for Startups
Jan 25, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Better
Jan 24, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Selling
Jan 23, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Excellent
Jan 22, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Self-Starting
Jan 21, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Clear
Jan 20, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Consistent
Jan 19, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Focused
Jan 18, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Be Upbeat
Jan 17, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Fire Fast
Jan 16, 2013
Culture
Startup Culture – Hire Slow
Jan 15, 2013
Culture
Corporate Culture of AccelerEyes
Jan 7, 2013
Culture
Considerations for Startup Office Space