Hidden Office Politics in Startups (Even When They Say It’s “Minimal”)
Startups love to claim they’re different. Flat hierarchy.No politics.Just builders building. That belief is comforting—and mostly wrong. Office politics doesn’t disappear in young or growing companies. It just changes shape, becomes harder to name, and hides behind narratives like ownership, speed, and culture fit. The danger isn’t that politics exists. The danger is that people are told it doesn’t—so they […]