People are a key element of the success or failure of a software startup. Great people can build great things while ordinary people couldn’t differentiate a great thing from an average one. This is why aspects such as the hiring practices, culture, values and, ultimately, the employer-employee relationship should be the most precious relics of any startup.

Despite many challenges, I believe that we have done a great job at Tellago Studios and Tellago when comes to hiring and attracting talent. Up to this point, we can’t say we have had any hard time finding great engineers and we’ve managed to organically grow a very unique culture that contributes to the general happiness of our team. However, we also have learned a lot of lessons in terms of employer-employee dynamics that I think are worth writing about.

Value Loyalty

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