Company Culture

Culture shock going from GLC to startup

by Mohd Azwan Faesal·February 22, 2026

After 4 years at a GLC I joined a 25-person startup. No approval chains, chaotic. Stressful at first but I feel more alive.

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Comments (2)

Azwan Ridzuan59

Six months into my own GLC-to-startup switch. The ownership is real. So is the chaos. Worth it so far.

May Chin42

The opposite shock happens too — startup to GLC. I missed the pace badly for 6 months.