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Cult Creation: How to hire your startup team !
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Cult Creation Over the years, I've been accused by must not be afraid of any type of the press of many things, but one of challenge; they must be willing to my favorites is the articles that claim walk through fire when their leader that I create cults or even religious asks them; and they must believe orders in my companies. !While they deserve to be the ones that will you’d think I might be pissed, there’s change the world. ! a lot of truth in those articles. In fact, I’m quite proud of being Do this and you and your team can recognized for creating cult-like handle anything. !Don't, and you'll cultures in my be heading to the companies, dead pool. because it’s actually part of By "cult" what I mean is As a founder, I a group of super high my plan. can tell you that quality people who trust one of the very each other and have Why? If you are a few things that similar ways of thinking, founder of a will enable you to learning, reacting, startup, then burn get some sleep at problem-solving and the following info night is knowing working together into head. that you’re not the Having a good leader of just a team, or even an company, but excellent team rather a cult isn't enough - you following. ! need to build a “cult.” !And by "cult" what I mean is a group of super high If you're like nearly every founder I quality people who trust each other know, you worry a lot. and have similar ways of thinking, learning, reacting, problem-solving What happens when founders try to and working together. !Further, this sleep at night is this: their mind team needs to bond together under a spins uncontrollably between leader they trust and respect. They scenarios that result in a glorious page 1 of 29