Company Culture Discussion
John Fan
John Fan
What is Company Culture?
1. Personality
2. Mindset
3. Values
4. Process
1. Personality
Culture is the Company's Personality
Fun, Creative, International
2. Mindset
Which one describes
your company's mindset better?
Hunting or Farming ?
Indie Coffee Shop or Starbucks ?
Singapore or Tokyo ?
(rules-based vs norms-based)
Motocycle or Car ?
Golf or Soccer ?
Cathedral or Bazaar ?
(Microsoft Windows vs. Linux)
Sprint or Marathon ?
Mafia or Dance Party ?
Movie Production or Law Firm ?
Growth or Learning ?
Athens or Sparta ?
(Peaceful vs Warlike)
Family or Sports Team ?
What is the correct mindset?
The appropriate mindset
depends on your product
and your business.
Know thyself.
3. Values
Name the company...
Move Fast, Break Things
Don't Be Evil
Delivering Happiness
What slogan describes your
company's values?
Here are our slogans for
how we build for users.
* Talk to your users
* Build. Measure. Learn.
* Catch the Wave
Talk to your users
Catch the Wave
Startup is a Team Sport
* Be proactive, not reactive
* Open communication
* Always be learning
* Win as a Team
4. Process
Process
Communication Tools
Time Periods and Rituals
Feedback (e.g. 1-1 Meetings)
Activities (e.g. Hack Days)
Environment (Office)
and more...
Communications Tools
Slack
Facebook Group
Trello
Basecamp
Hackpad
Google Docs
Time Periods and Rituals
Scrum (daily)
Sprint (~2 weeks)
Stage (~3 months)
Sprint Cycle
- Sprint Planning
- Execution mode (Daily Scrum)
- Sprint Review & Retro
Our Weekly Schedule
Tue. - team meeting
Wed. - no meetings day
Thu. - design sync
user feedback
Fri. - demo time
1-1 Meetings
"How are you doing?"
"What's your biggest
challenge right now?"
"What needs to be changed?"
Survey
Activities
Orientation (New Employees)
Internal Workshops
(e.g. Design Thinking, Machine Learning, Analytics)
Hack Days
Host Meetups
(e.g. Cocoaheads, Android Taipei, UIUX, VR Taiwan)
Office
Thanks!
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