Kothari: Company values must directly extend the founders' personal values
Akshay Kothari · Live from Saastr Annual: Lunch with Notion, Motive, & Incredible Health · Sep 14, 2022 · at 27:03
Akshay Kothari, COO of Notion, discusses the relationship between individual personal beliefs and corporate values at hypergrowth startups.
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“I think the core company's values is the extension of founders' values. I think it has to be true, otherwise I feel like it wouldn't work, so it has to be compatible.”
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