## Metadata - Author: [[jean-hsu|Jean Hsu]] - Full Title:: Does Your Startup Feel Chaotic? Good. - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[como|Como]], [[company-culture|Company Culture]], - URL:: https://every.to/p/does-your-startup-feel-chaotic-good - Finished date:: [[2023-11-14]] ## Highlights > Some of this chaos is good. It leaves room for creativity, gives team members more agency, and keeps your organization flexible. I call this **necessary chaos**. > What doesn’t work is **unnecessary chaos**, borne by a lack of planning. Unnecessary chaos eats into any bandwidth for necessary chaos, which is the lifeblood of startups. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hf5ay6jy1zvfrv3e83m02s4r)) > There are meetings with no agenda or structure, and there are often follow-up meetings. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hf5az3xbazytbxfp4wv094zv)) > Although there have been ample opportunities to provide feedback, someone swoops into a design file as a feature is about to launch, questioning its basic premise and functionality. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hf5azy6s24edb1vby7ad7724)) > Rather than unstructured, stream-of-consciousness writing, opt for structured written communication in templated tech specs or product requirement docs ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hf5b2fx9t437wfzfxe2n9vvy)) > If you’re running a meeting, create predictability and structure. If you create space for open discussion, facilitate aggressively to keep the discussion relevant and aligned with the meeting’s purpose ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hf5b2s3qwdr7sps2qemnym7s))