Comments on: Twelve months notice http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: University TTOs urged to embrace culture shift for start-ups | Technology Transfer Tactics http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-7305 University TTOs urged to embrace culture shift for start-ups | Technology Transfer Tactics Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:29 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-7305 [...] Chris Dixon, an early-stage investor and founder of the web site Hunch. The first, Dixon explains on his blog, is a transactional/legalistic approach to business that exchanges labor for money in the form of a [...] [...] Chris Dixon, an early-stage investor and founder of the web site Hunch. The first, Dixon explains on his blog, is a transactional/legalistic approach to business that exchanges labor for money in the form of a [...]

]]> By: [Coaching Tips] How Much Notice Do You Give When You Quit Your Job? | Life Back West http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-7301 [Coaching Tips] How Much Notice Do You Give When You Quit Your Job? | Life Back West Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:33 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-7301 [...] Dixon suggested 12 months last October on his blog in a post titled Twelve months notice. Chris writes, “For this reason, if you are an employee working at a startup where the [...] [...] Dixon suggested 12 months last October on his blog in a post titled Twelve months notice. Chris writes, “For this reason, if you are an employee working at a startup where the [...]

]]> By: How Colleges Can Better Nurture Startups | mavendeveloper.com http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-6685 How Colleges Can Better Nurture Startups | mavendeveloper.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:34 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-6685 [...] and unattractive. Lerner points to a post by fellow entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon who writes that the Silicon Valley startup scene has become increasingly based on trust and community as [...] [...] and unattractive. Lerner points to a post by fellow entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon who writes that the Silicon Valley startup scene has become increasingly based on trust and community as [...]

]]> By: How Colleges Can Better Nurture Startups - www.Korallenkacke.com http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-6684 How Colleges Can Better Nurture Startups - www.Korallenkacke.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:31:21 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-6684 [...] and unattractive. Lerner points to a post by fellow entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon who writes that the Silicon Valley startup scene has become increasingly based on trust and community as [...] [...] and unattractive. Lerner points to a post by fellow entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon who writes that the Silicon Valley startup scene has become increasingly based on trust and community as [...]

]]> By: Jake http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-5784 Jake Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:35:35 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-5784 As a former banker, it took me a long time to understand the difference you have so eloquently laid out here. Operating from a sense of trust and mutual success is completely foreign to most of the developed business world. I think it's mostly due to the fact that being successful in the startup world requires you to deprioritize low-value b.s. As a former banker, it took me a long time to understand the difference you have so eloquently laid out here. Operating from a sense of trust and mutual success is completely foreign to most of the developed business world. I think it's mostly due to the fact that being successful in the startup world requires you to deprioritize low-value b.s.

]]> By: Jake http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4820 Jake Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:35 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-4820 As a former banker, it took me a long time to understand the difference you have so eloquently laid out here. Operating from a sense of trust and mutual success is completely foreign to most of the developed business world. I think it's mostly due to the fact that being successful in the startup world requires you to deprioritize low-value b.s. As a former banker, it took me a long time to understand the difference you have so eloquently laid out here. Operating from a sense of trust and mutual success is completely foreign to most of the developed business world. I think it's mostly due to the fact that being successful in the startup world requires you to deprioritize low-value b.s.

]]> By: Once a Beekeeper » Blog Archive » What do you want in a job? http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4598 Once a Beekeeper » Blog Archive » What do you want in a job? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:12:09 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-4598 [...] based on relationships and there is a real team environment.  I love nothing more than seeing this kind of trust spread throughout the company as it is essential to the success of the [...] [...] based on relationships and there is a real team environment.  I love nothing more than seeing this kind of trust spread throughout the company as it is essential to the success of the [...]

]]> By: ShanaC http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4513 ShanaC Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-4513 I literally just heard that from a banker last night. The Culture changed radically. Not sure if it is for the better or for the worse. <br><br>We need communities to feed us and make us strong- they make us connected.<br><br>We also need institutions- they last, the systems they use are the ones that make communities strong. They have the memes in them that communities are build on.<br><br>If I had a choice, as sad as it would be, it would t be to build a community that is transformative in that it's end goal is to become an institution, large, heavy, and not so fun.<br><br>In it though is the rich earth that others can draw upon to be the seeds of something greater and innovative, because I gave them a platform to build it on. I gave them a source culture of how it's done, and how it's understood.<br><br>But I'm weird. I literally just heard that from a banker last night. The Culture changed radically. Not sure if it is for the better or for the worse.

We need communities to feed us and make us strong- they make us connected.

We also need institutions- they last, the systems they use are the ones that make communities strong. They have the memes in them that communities are build on.

If I had a choice, as sad as it would be, it would t be to build a community that is transformative in that it's end goal is to become an institution, large, heavy, and not so fun.

In it though is the rich earth that others can draw upon to be the seeds of something greater and innovative, because I gave them a platform to build it on. I gave them a source culture of how it's done, and how it's understood.

But I'm weird.

]]> By: AndreaF http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4511 AndreaF Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:46 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-4511 Chris, I just came across your blog, silly me! I agree 100% with your approach and it is what I have always tried to 'teach' to my teams. Personally, I worked in 2 start ups. The first one had the 'start up' mentality; it grew big and successful. We all learnt and benefited financially and professionally from the culture we created. The second start up thought it was a large company and acted as one. It crashed and burned and we all lost. Probably there are many reasons for the success of one and the failure of the other but I am sure culture was one of the most important determining factors. Chris, I just came across your blog, silly me! I agree 100% with your approach and it is what I have always tried to 'teach' to my teams. Personally, I worked in 2 start ups. The first one had the 'start up' mentality; it grew big and successful. We all learnt and benefited financially and professionally from the culture we created. The second start up thought it was a large company and acted as one. It crashed and burned and we all lost. Probably there are many reasons for the success of one and the failure of the other but I am sure culture was one of the most important determining factors.

]]> By: ShanaC http://cdixon.org/2009/10/23/twelve-months-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 ShanaC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:49:41 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1674#comment-4485 How do you build a culture like this? Clearly the transactional, two week notice thing arose for a reason. How do you stop it, even in large companies? The benefit of such a system is that it provides relationships across even large organizations, probably necessary for a good deal of work, and it makes people feel less isolated- so how do you promote this culture? How do you build a culture like this? Clearly the transactional, two week notice thing arose for a reason. How do you stop it, even in large companies? The benefit of such a system is that it provides relationships across even large organizations, probably necessary for a good deal of work, and it makes people feel less isolated- so how do you promote this culture?

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