“Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful”
― Warren Buffett
Looking back 10 years from now, it will be interesting to see if the year 2017 is viewed as a time of fear, greed, or some completely different emotion.
Back in 2015, the Tech Stars demo night featured not only a number of exciting startups from the Pacific Northwest, but also a great keynote by Concur founder Raj Singh.
Raj gave a fantastic, inspiring talk that emphasized the importance of working early to define company values – as a light to help guide the startup journey through ups and downs.
Immediately afterwards, a draft copy of the core values for Gondola were drawn up. These have served as an incredible ‘anchor’ to help justify the importance of chasing a startup dream when people say, “wait, you’re going to go do what crazy thing?” 🙂
These Gondola company values were never meant for public distribution – but, given the current political and social climate in the United States right now, it seemed appropriate to share with all potential customers, employees, and business partners – so that everyone understands why we do what we do, and what we will always stand for as a company.
