Opinion

July 2, 2021

Culture or cult? How to stop your startup falling apart

How should founders tread the line between a strong company culture and a toxic workplace? Psychological safety is the key.


Calvin Benton

4 min read

Calvin Benton (bottom right) cofounder at Spill Slack app for mental health.

Recently, UK brewery upstart Brewdog found itself in hot water when almost 100 of its former and current employees wrote an open letter accusing cofounder James Watt of fostering a “culture of fear” in which bullying and prejudice were commonplace. Brewdog says that the company has “always tried to do the best by [its] team.” 

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