Blind spot?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="startups">startups</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span>?</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="professionally">professionally</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="startups">startups</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="endeavor">endeavor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> (<span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="started">started</span> – <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="startup">startup</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> – <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="marketing">marketing</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="centering">centering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>” <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hierarchical">hierarchical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ensures">ensures</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="step">step</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coherent">coherent</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p>
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