Chapter 4
The mighty oak
The change when you get beyond 25 people (or thereabouts) is dramatic. Formal procedures have to be introduced. New people are employed who don’t have quite the same spark, commitment or eccentricity of the dream team. And someone puts a lock on the stationery cupboard.
If you have enjoyed this book so far, you may not believe you are cut out for life in this new phase of the story. All those forms and procedures are what you joined a start-up to get away from.
Your belief may not be right. Some people make the transition. They are sharp enough to see the change coming and treat it as a whole new adventure. ‘Right, now I’m going to learn how to do things the corporate way!’ Your sapling managers may well fall into ...
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