Lately I’ve been thinking about the Astonish Results culture and what makes it special. Astonish is a start-up. We began back in 2006, focused on the mortgage industry, then changed our focus on insurance and have been growing like crazy ever since. According to a great article by Greg Gottesman. There are three reasons why a start-up is successful: -          Team -          Timing -          Product I can honestly say (and the numbers don’t lie) that we have all three. So what are the characteristics of a great start-up (Astonish included)? Here’s my top 8 list. Quickly changing and evolving At Astonish, things are always changing and always evolving. Read more [...]