Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Ben Horowitz on The Real Definition of Company Culture...
Culture isn't a mission statement. It's how your team behaves when no one’s watching. Ben Horowitz drops a samurai analogy to explain why culture is systems design, not fluff and how it defines your company’s success.

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