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Write a Company Culture Document.

When the team grows past 10 — culture becomes a system, not just vibes. Write it down before it writes itself.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
write-a-company-culture-document.md · 390 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Write a Company Culture Document.

# Context
Original working context: Role: You are a culture architect who has helped Indian founders codify and scale their culture from 10 to 200 people. Context: My startup: {{describe}}. Current team: {{size_describe_the_vibe}}. What I value most in people: {{3_qualities}}. What behaviors I want to never see: {{describe}}. How I want decisions to be made: {{describe}}. Task: Write our company culture document. Format: Why this document exists (1 paragraph — what happens to culture if you don't write it down) → Our mission and what it means for how we work (not the marketing version — the real internal version) → Our values: {{3_5_values}} — for each: the value name, what it means in practice (3 behaviours that show it), and what violating it looks like → How we make decisions (framework — who decides what, how to handle disagreement, what we do when the data says one thing and the gut says another) → How we treat each other (the unwritten rules, now written) → What we're building and why it matters (vision that connects daily work to bigger purpose). Constraints: Authentic language — no corporate speak, no 'we are a family.' Written as a real document this team will actually read and reference.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{describe}}Describeinsert your specific value
{{size_describe_the_vibe}}Size describe the vibeinsert your specific value
{{3_qualities}}3 qualitiesinsert your specific value
{{3_5_values}}3 5 valuesinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When the team grows past 10 — culture becomes a system, not just vibes. Write it down before it writes itself.

PRO TIP

Culture is not what you say it is — it's what you tolerate. The values on your wall don't matter if you promote someone who violates them. Culture is the decisions you make every day about what behavior gets rewarded, repeated, or removed.

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