We also work hard to ensure open communications between departments, a key component to its corporate culture. For example, the entire company gets together bi-weekly for regular updates on various areas of the company s operation. In this setting, for instance, accounting can begin to understand the challenges the engineering group faces. Such an environment promotes creativity by allowing everyone to help generate ideas that make the company better, rather than limiting contributions to the core executive team. Last, but certainly not least, a successful start-up needs a product that has a competitive and sustainable advantage.
Many organizations start with a technology and try to adapt it to the market they ve selected.
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