
no equity means no real ownership
if you know how to negotiate - have a strong offer from elsewhere, they can be very generous in matching and sometimes beating other offers
focus. we are so constantly busy and racing around from meeting to meeting getting so little done. we desperately need to prioritize to get useful things done. we need a defined mission.
high variance here between those that add value and those that subtract it, significant need for both good smart hiring and some good smart firing, but especially for exit interviewing those who have left despite being offered retention bonuses
define priorities clearly, set a mission and commit to it, accept that this will require trade-offs, set the example of what you want imitated, always exit interview departing employees, track how many turned down retention bonuses, weight feedback by that value/
we lack direction and focus, we all work hard and often long. we run in too many different directions. we try to make everyone happy instead of prioritizing and making trade-offs, firing customers that aren't worth the trouble, strategically ceasing investment in losing areas.