Like sitting down, thinking clearly, writing your thoughts and sharing.

At Stripe, this was perhaps the biggest differentiator in their culture compared to anywhere else I’ve witnessed.

Writing docs to clearly communicate where things are, where things are heading, where they should be heading was just as important as writing code.

Many in-office companies don’t have that. Some higher ups make decisions after verbal chat, throw it down the decision chain. Every level down, some details are lost and the ICs don’t know why they’re doing what they’re doing.

I have complicated relationship with Stripe, but their writing culture has made a forever impression on me.