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How do you foster a culture of high standards on your team?

Esp curious about small remote teams of equals (eg cofounder-like relationship, not employee/manager)

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Tbh, I’d lean nature over nurture here whenever possible — ie, on a small team, only hire people where high signal that they already are internally motivated

That’s not bc I don’t wish there were solid cultural answers, but more that they seem really hard

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I agree internal motivation is key. 

That said, our env has a big effect on us. It can amplify or dampen whatever innate strengths we have. And it’s the part we have the most control over.

So once you’ve hired only the best ppl, what’s next?

Our team’s trick is to have frequent shipping deadlines that are outside of our control (in this case, big sports events)

This just always keeps us focused and moving, bc we have to make smart prioritizations or we won’t deliver

And not only regular, but externally demanded in a way that everyone on the team sees

(When someone makes the deadline everyone knows in the back of their mind that that person can also unmake the deadline)