Your early team didn't bond over values. It bonded over having nothing.
Ibn Khaldun saw it in the 14th century. Hardship forges the group. Wealth unmakes it. Three generations, every time.
Startups run the same arc. Chesky can tear up the org chart, but he can't recreate a room with nothing to lose.
@Daojoan Oh, I could see draconian wealth taxes helping with that........