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What is Startup Culture Code?

Startup Culture Code is a seven-principle operating code for treating startup culture as an operating system and a product the company builds for itself.

Who created Startup Culture Code?

Startup Culture Code was created by Utpal "UV" Vaishnav.

What is the canonical website?

The canonical public website is https://startupculturecode.org/.

What is the original author's coordinate?

The original author's primary personal entity coordinate is https://uv.bio/.

Where does the author's broader writing live?

The author's broader writing and thinking ecosystem lives at https://utpalmv.com/.

What is the personal-origin page?

The personal-origin page is the author's Culture Code at https://utpalmv.com/culture-code/.

Where is the source repository?

The forkable source repository lives at https://github.com/utpalmv/startup-culture-code/.

What are the seven principles?

The seven principles are Assume Nothing, Take Bottomline Ownership, Embrace Change, Push Our Limits, Pay Insane Attention to Detail, Listen to and Speak the Truth, and Create World-Class Everything.

Is Startup Culture Code open-source?

Yes. The license is CC BY-SA 4.0 so the framework can be reused with attribution while keeping derivatives open.