Most large mistakes in organizational design come from putting the individual ambitions of the people at the top of the organization ahead of the communication paths for the people at the bottom of the organization.
Ben HorowitzThe bigger you get, the harder this gets because the more aggressive the people working for you are.
Ben HorowitzThe right answer on raises is you have to be formal. You have to be formal to save your own culture.
Ben HorowitzThere are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.
Ben Horowitz