When he began pushing his blocks without taking the time to become part of the community, he got shut out. "You have to listen first before they start listening to you," Mr. Eich says.

Building blocks of success In an eight-part series, conceived from conversations in classrooms and at mentoring sessions, we are presenting ideas that we hope will help young professionals to ...

Company values pave the way for success by determining what kind of a place the startup is to work in. Establishing solid values early on does more than just set the workplace environment's tone.