If you want your employees to think like owners, you have to make sure their contribution to the success of the company is reflected in their ownership stake. Employee equity is what makes Silicon Valley’s startup culture special. Fairchild Semiconductor and Hewlett Packard were among the first …
Startups
You’re going to make mistakes
In our last post about compensation and levels, I talked about a common, positive situation. Though you should still go back and read that post, here’s the basics: You’ve hired someone, and they’ve exceeded your expectations. Awesome! Now you have to decide what to do to reward and recognize that …
Get it out of your head
Future You will thank you for it. “So how are you doing this now?” I ask. I always ask this question in customer discovery interviews. We learn how to build a better Compaas every time we ask this question. The answers have varied, but more companies than we expected have the same basic …
What advice do you have for me now?
“My company is too small for the preview of Compaas.” A week ago, Lisa and I attended a fun CTO Unconference hosted by First Round Capital. Tech leaders from all company stages shared their successes and challenges. One topic that often came up is near and dear to us at Cathy Labs: …