
Regularly sharing what the plan is, and progress on various fronts.
Work flexibility; teams being spread from EST to PST makes it easier to focus on results versus time of day.
Reasonable balance of cash and equity, and a vesting schedule that is not back-loaded re-enforces my trust and commitment to the company.
They are generally helpful and available, which allows me to remain productive when faced with domain-specific challenges where they have more experience.
High coupling between systems, and missing documentation means that intra-team communication for even simple projects is high. Problems are generally not technically challenging, only organizationally challenging.