whenever a large organization attempts to do anything, it always comes down to a single person who can delay the entire project. - Ben Horowitz

In order to build a great technology company, you have to hire lots of incredibly smart people. It’s a total waste to have lots of big brains but not let them work on your biggest problems. A brain, no matter how big, cannot solve a problem it doesn’t know about.

A healthy company culture encourages people to share bad news. A company that discusses its problems freely and openly can quickly solve them.

Your employees will test you on your cultural virtues, either accidentally or on purpose, so before you put one into your company, ask yourself, “Am I willing to pass the test on this?