Product Gets You Paid and Culture Makes You Last

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Product Gets You Paid, Culture Makes You Last

Someone told me culture doesn't matter—"Just build the product." They're wrong.

You're always building two things at once:

  1. The Product: Your value for today.
  2. The Culture: Your value over time.

The product gets you paid. The culture is why your best people dont leave when a competitor offers them 20% more.

It's the difference between a team that clocks in, and a team that actually gives a damn.

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