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What motivates me as a CEO of a startup - by James Hawkins

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Welcome to Product for Engineers, a free newsletter created by PostHog for engineers and founders who want to build successful startups. Motivation is delicate, but important – especially in a startup. Your motivations, whether they’re extrinsic (money, fame, influence) or intrinsic (enjoyment, satisfaction, pride), strongly influence what you value, the kind of products you build, and the outcomes you care about. In this issue, PostHog’s CEO, James Hawkins, shares what motivates him as CEO of PostHog – please leave a comment about what motivates you, too. This week’s theme is: Motivations I worked worked at a bunch of startups before Tim and I built PostHog. I learned and did some cool things at each, but they all had many flaws – usually through a lack of organization design. It is a lot of fun getting things right, and this motivated me early in the company. These specifically stand out: Writing stuff down in a handbook rather than handling everything 1:1 in meetings. So much win. S

What motivates me as a CEO of a startup Money, fame, pride... hedgehogs? James Hawkins Jul 13, 2023 6 2 Share Welcome to Product for Engineers, a free newsletter created by PostHog for engineers and founders who want to build successful startups. Motivation is delicate, but important – especially in a startup. Your motivations, whether they’re extrinsic (money, fame, influence) or intrinsic (enjoyment, satisfaction, pride), strongly influence what you value, the kind of products you build, and the outcomes you care about. In this issue, PostHog’s CEO, James Hawkins , shares what motivates him

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