Administration and Structure - What do you wish your team was built on?

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Hey all, FRC member here, although that may not be relevant as I'm asking about general team structuring.

I'm a member on the board of our FRC team, and our team is relatively new (fewer years than you can count on one hand). As such, our team structure is sparse and generally non-existent. We're working on building things up, but I wanted to ask the community - if it was you building the team structure from year one, what would you do differently?

I am sure that in the future, assuming some form of team longevity, as the team expands and excels there are core values that should be there from the very beginning to ward off issues and keep the team rooted in fair reality. (For example, the "built by students"/"built by mentors" controversy is one that can be prevented if our stance is clear from the beginning.)

Thanks!

Edit: Also curious, if anyone has examples of current team problems that come up that can be prevented from the beginning, those would be insightful too.