Jan 02
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Things startups do and don’t need

yancey:

cdixon:

Things startups do need

Sunny office

Windows that open

Democratically controlled music system

Two forms of internet access

Beer on fridays

EVDO cards

Video game system

Good coffee maker

Proximity to public transportation

Proximity to park

Heating that goes all night

Health care plans for everyone

Mac laptops with second monitors

Plants

Lots of in-person interaction

Gmail and Google docs

Soft lighting

Things startups don’t need

Fancy (Aeron) chairs

Expensive art on the walls

Vacation policy

PR firm

Dress code

Private offices

COO’s and GMs

Business cards

Microsoft products

Dental plans

Free lunches

Central air conditioning

Doorman

Phone system

Set time you need to arrive in morning

Meetings

Carpeting

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    Shit, I think we hit all these (tho XBox not set up). Oh, and *both* our internet providers (Verizon DSL & TimeWarner...
  3. hifiny reblogged this from cdixon and added:
    Sadly, I would not know but this sounds about right.
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    What the hell is this? EVDO cards? Google Docs? PLANTS? Jesus. Kids. The thing that irks me the most about this is that...
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    we still need plants and a video game system
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    (This is based on a pair...lists by Chris Dixon. I don’t agree with some of what he says,...
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    Things start-ups do need...Sunny office Windows that open Democratically controlled music...
  39. daryn reblogged this from cdixon and added:
    Everyone is reblogging Chris Dixon’s list of “Things...need”. It’s a good list, and I...
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    emphasis to note the remarks on my amended version for our local needs:
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    I’m sorry. This list pisses me off. I avoided saying so for some time, but now I just can’t help myself. Every business...
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    You may have seen this going around. It’s a good reminder...startup culture.
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    I used to work at a startup with 10-11 of the Dos and a few of the Don’ts. I brought in a lot of my own plants too. It...
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    “don’t need” column—-PR firm. Have
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    I agree with most of this…
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    Both a check list...do and not do, as well as an early warning signal for when a venture...
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    Things a start-up really needs: An actual opportunity. Working so hard that sometimes you want to cry. Hope that success...
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    I would add a bong next...I would also say that the building doesn’t
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    Used to work at a startup that scored 6 dos / 10 donts. Guess what happened!
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  75. hud reblogged this from cdixon and added:
    Shangri-La. Who’s hiring...agrees with this?
  76. davidhoffman reblogged this from cdixon and added:
    This post by cdixon is spot on.
  77. lovelivelearn reblogged this from caterpillarcowboy and added:
    I think meetings should be in the ‘do need’ category. But I don’t have a start up so what do I know? Haha. :)
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