I love this so much and it needs to be said! Companies who have such family talk, in my experience, are the most toxic ones after all. We've all seen it or been there one way or another and it just doesn't help anyone. Kudos for your vision and for everything you have managed to do with such a clear and healthy mindset. And thanks for sharing it with us to learn from. 👏🏼👏🏼😊
Thanks Marc Randolph for primary insights of what it takes to build a company. Your presence here is a library of what we need to learn in the startup world. I personally like getting things up from scratch. I once read your story about Netflix with your co-founder Reed Hastings and how you upended the whole industry. I was in awe of it. I write The Startup from Africa newsletter and I welcome you to Africa.
We need both creators, visionaries, and executives. If you used them to launch your company, paid them poorly despite their belief in your vision, and then laid off employees, it's not a championship; it's a cheat.
I associate the “family” culture with the misguided “loyalty” culture. One shouldn’t hold the false belief of any loyalty norm or expectation. When a company no longer finds you useful, then your years of loyal work and contributions won’t mean much of anything. Loyalty won’t protect your job.
I love this so much and it needs to be said! Companies who have such family talk, in my experience, are the most toxic ones after all. We've all seen it or been there one way or another and it just doesn't help anyone. Kudos for your vision and for everything you have managed to do with such a clear and healthy mindset. And thanks for sharing it with us to learn from. 👏🏼👏🏼😊
It’s always “we’re a family” when they want something from you. It’s “sorry we have to let you go when things go the other way.
Exactly that. It's universal...
Thanks Marc Randolph for primary insights of what it takes to build a company. Your presence here is a library of what we need to learn in the startup world. I personally like getting things up from scratch. I once read your story about Netflix with your co-founder Reed Hastings and how you upended the whole industry. I was in awe of it. I write The Startup from Africa newsletter and I welcome you to Africa.
Thanks Edwin. I’m doing my best. I’ll check out the newsletter.
Welcome
it sounds like you're running a dream team, not a family reunion! 😅
That’s the idea.
We need both creators, visionaries, and executives. If you used them to launch your company, paid them poorly despite their belief in your vision, and then laid off employees, it's not a championship; it's a cheat.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I associate the “family” culture with the misguided “loyalty” culture. One shouldn’t hold the false belief of any loyalty norm or expectation. When a company no longer finds you useful, then your years of loyal work and contributions won’t mean much of anything. Loyalty won’t protect your job.