{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Startups Don\u2019t Scale Without Real Culture","description":" In this episode, Brittany Blumenthal, VP of People at HiddenLayer, shares how early-stage startups can intentionally define and evolve their culture. She breaks down the challenges of working with strong founder imprints, the importance of documenting culture as a living contract, and how to build feedback loops that go both ways. If you're scaling a team and want culture to grow with it, this episode offers tactical insight and hard-earned lessons. \ud83d\udd11 Key Takeaways:   Culture Starts With the Founder\u2019s Imprint Founders often shape company culture unintentionally. People leaders must help them surface, reflect, and intentionally evolve that foundation.   Write It Down\u2014Make Culture a Living Document You can't scale what\u2019s vague. Culture should be defined, documented, and expected to evolve as the company grows.   Bi-Directional Feedback Is a Culture Keystone True culture thrives when feedback flows in both directions and employees feel safe to share how the company is doing\u2014not just how they are doing.   You Have to Slow the Founder Down In early-stage companies, a big part of the People leader\u2019s job is convincing founders to pause and co-invest in culture before it becomes reactive.   \u23f1\ufe0f Timestamped Highlights:   00:23 \u2013 Intro: Defining culture at startups and reshaping founder imprint   01:38 \u2013 Founders value culture\u2014but need help operationalizing it   03:38 \u2013 \u201cHow we want you to show up\u201d: Culture as a two-way contract   07:45 \u2013 When feedback loops are broken, culture fails   09:50 \u2013 Making culture bi-directional and intentionally embedded   12:20 \u2013 What to do when culture is fragmented or inconsistent   14:35 \u2013 Getting founders to pause and participate in defining culture   16:25 \u2013 Closing thoughts: Culture is how we succeed at scale   \ud83d\udcac Quote: \u201cThe best way to retain talent is to be very clear and very true about what it's like to work here\u2014and write it down.\u201d &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Talent Tango","author_url":"http:\/\/www.elevano.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36758255\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/188923600"}