Re:Stripe: Thinking Like a Civilization
by draw_down on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @08:21AM
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> One former employee I spoke to mentioned that building products at Stripe was easy.
Building them in terms of knowing what customers want, sure. Shipping is another matter; layers of approval and signoff (don’t use the “bureaucracy” word) have accreted. As you’d expect. Stripe 2021 and beyond is not Stripe 2011, again as you’d expect.
Agreed the leadership is strong. The culture is a moving train and as people from the broader tech industry continue to pour in, it more and more resembles your average tech company. It’s a special, unique place... you know, just like everywhere else :)
Building them in terms of knowing what customers want, sure. Shipping is another matter; layers of approval and signoff (don’t use the “bureaucracy” word) have accreted. As you’d expect. Stripe 2021 and beyond is not Stripe 2011, again as you’d expect.
Agreed the leadership is strong. The culture is a moving train and as people from the broader tech industry continue to pour in, it more and more resembles your average tech company. It’s a special, unique place... you know, just like everywhere else :)