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November 15, 2019

How to create company culture and use it to help you grow

Culture is the foundation on which every startup is built. Here are five tips on how to build a good one.


Tae Hea Nahm

5 min read

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Culture is the foundation on which every startup is built. It becomes the soul of the company. It guides the company. It brings the company together. It binds the company together in good times and bad.

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