28 posts by Corey McAveeney, from the first day Kulturenvy went live in 2013 through 2020.
A few years ago I started to review my frequently used emojis to see if any truth or value could be extracted from the data.
A screenshot of a particularly good week, and the idea that started it all: what do our most-used emojis actually say about us?
Just over three years ago I pushed pause with my Kulturenvy projects and joined an early stage, bootstrapped Australian startup called Culture Amp.
The leadership forces behind SEER Interactive and Moz swapped work lives for a week — identities, emails, even homes.
A lawyer, a VC, and an insurance broker walk into the startup culture scene — a look at managing risk with Von Bryant, Julianne Zimmerman, and Rich Leavitt.
Wearing a lot of hats, pivoting the product, moving across the country — how big transitions reshape a startup's culture.
Where you put the kitchen is one of the most important decisions you'll make — three designers on how office space shapes startup culture.
The highs and lows of startup culture, from the co-founders of PerkStreet Financial, NextJump, and Panjiva.
Identity, growth strategy, and relationships — a framework for defining what startup culture actually means.
Be accountable, make a contribution, lead by example — tips for taking initiative when your startup's culture is a train wreck.
A season of giving thanks — how Life is Good, Next Jump, and Barrel build gratitude into their company culture.
Take out your earbuds, hang out in the kitchen — how Boston's coworking spaces shape startup culture from day one.
Culture hacks from Wistia, NuoDB, and Dyn — on setting the tone, staying transparent, and being intentional with language.
PerkStreet, Moz, and Buffer on why transparency, with money, with mistakes, with everything, became a competitive advantage.
About 30 culture enthusiasts, one Swiss consulate, and the first-ever Startup Culture Meetup — on keeping culture intact as a company matures.
Introducing the first Greater Boston Startup Culture Meetup, because every movement deserves a meetup.
A sample Culture Analysis report — what values, communication patterns, and team perceptions reveal about a company.
How Boston's Seaport Innovation District grew from muddy parking lots into a community, and what that says about culture.
A poll asked if women and men have equal career opportunity, the results said more about awareness than agreement.
Redefine, communicate, and demonstrate, three steps for reviving cultural values when a startup's soul is limping along.
When Marissa Mayer ended Yahoo's work-from-home policy, we polled readers: would you quit, or stick it out?
Why gender-balanced teams, across every role, not just the ones that are easy to balance, matter for startup culture.
The first in a series on real-time workplace culture questions: would you leave your company retreat early?
Three favorite lessons-learned posts on culture from Rand Fishkin, Elad Gil, and Evan Hamilton, plus a challenge for readers.
A thank-you to Barrel, the NYC agency behind Kulturenvy's original design, and the cannoli kit that followed.
Etsy's CTO on why the company chose to focus on hiring for gender diversity, and how to make it visible.
Three takeaways from Julia Hartz, Tom Preston-Werner, and other founders on how culture actually gets built.
The day Kulturenvy went live, and why documenting real workplace culture, not perks and ping-pong tables, was the point.