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Culture codes, values and the habits that shaped how teams work, written by the founders who set them. Includes some of the most-shared culture documents in tech.

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No Rules Rules: 5 Lessons from Netflix's Company Culture

Reed Hastings, Netflix

🎤 Talk2020VC Backed

Why Company Culture is Crucial

Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot

🎤 Talk2016VC Backed

Netflix's Secret to a Successful Workforce

Reed Hastings, Netflix

📊 Slide Presentation2011VC Backed

Why Revolut employees work 12-13 hours a day

Nikolay Storonsky, Revolut

✍️ Essay2017VC Backed

Creating a Culture of Curiosity

Zander Lurie, SurveyMonkey

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

From on-premise to Fully Remote Startup: How We Designed an Amazing Company Culture (No Office Needed)

Steli Efti, Close

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

How to Define Your Company’s Values?

Nick Franklin, ChartMogul

🎥 Video Interview2020

3 Secrets to Netflix's Success

Reed Hastings, Netflix

🎥 Video Interview2020VC Backed

Don't Fuck Up the Culture

Brian Chesky, Airbnb

✍️ Essay2014VC Backed

The HubSpot Culture Code

Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot

✍️ Essay2013VC Backed

Creating a goal-driven culture

Melanie Perkins, Canva

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

Carta 101: The company's values and strategies

Henry Ward, Carta

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

Dwolla's Workplace Culture

Ben Milne, Dwolla

🎧 Podcast2019VC Backed

7 Steps to Build a Winning Sales Culture

Timo Rein, Pipedrive

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

How To Create A Culture of Experimentation Without Fear

Eoghan McCabe, Intercom

🎧 Podcast2018VC Backed

No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees

Sahil Lavingia, Gumroad

✍️ Essay2021Bootstrapped

Reed Hastings on book about Netflix's Culture

Reed Hastings, Netflix

🎧 Podcast2020VC Backed

Building a Culture of Shared’Understanding

Calvin French-Owen, Segment

🎤 Talk2018VC Backed

Scaling a SaaS Company: Culture Is Key

Kyle Porter, SalesLoft

🎥 Video Interview2018VC Backed

Cultivating a Winning Mindset

Steli Efti, Close

🎤 Talk2019VC Backed

Hubstaff's Strategies for Managing a Multicultural Team

Jared Brown, Hubstaff

✍️ Essay2015Bootstrapped

What Company Culture IS and IS NOT

Rand Fishkin, SparkToro

✍️ Essay2013Bootstrapped

When Webflow Decided to Put People First

Vlad Magdalin, Webflow

🎧 Podcast2020VC Backed

The 4 Inflection Points of Hubspot's Company Culture

Brian Halligan, HubSpot

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

Keeping a Great Culture While Being Remote

Mathilde Collin, Front

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

The importance of Shaping a Productive Company Culture

Ben Chestnut, Mailchimp

🎥 Video Interview2020Bootstrapped

Coinbase is a mission focused company: A Follow-up

Brian Armstrong, Coinbase

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

How To Instill A Growth Mindset In Your Team?

Sandeep Kashyap, ProofHub

✍️ Essay2021VC Backed

How Scaling a Hypergrowth Business is All About Collaboration

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

🎥 Video Interview2018VC Backed

Culture as Product

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

🎤 Talk2018VC Backed

GitLab Values and Culture

Sid Sijbrandij, GitLab

🎥 Video Interview2020VC Backed

Remote Hiring: How to Screen for Remote Culture Fit

Steli Efti, Close

🎥 Video Interview2020VC Backed

The Mission & Values of Drift

David Cancel, Drift

🎧 Podcast2016VC Backed

How to Scale Happiness

Eric Yuan, Zoom

🎧 Podcast2019VC Backed

Launching Minimally and Managing a Distributed, Transparent Team

Joel Gascoigne, Buffer

🎤 Talk2015Bootstrapped

Dismantling The Myth of Hustle Culture

David Heinemeier Hansson, Basecamp

🎥 Video Interview2020Bootstrapped

Coinbase is a mission focused company

Brian Armstrong, Coinbase

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

The Importance of Core Values

David Hauser, Perfect Keto

🎧 Podcast2021Bootstrapped

Scaling Branch Culture: How To Grow a Team from Four to 250+ Without Losing Your Identity

Mada Seghete, branch.io

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

Mission and Culture are Vital to Monzo's Success

Tom Blomfield, Monzo

🎤 Talk2020VC Backed

How This 5X Founder Creates an Internal Culture With a “Crazy Focus” on Storytelling

David Cancel, Drift

💬 Text Interview2020VC Backed

Creating Good Company Culture

Kathryn Minshew, The Muse

🎤 Talk2016VC Backed

Living Company Core Values

Todd Olson, Pendo

🎥 Video Interview2020VC Backed

Help Your Employees Find A Purpose In Their Job

Sandeep Kashyap, ProofHub

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

A Culture of Happiness

Eric Yuan, Zoom

🎧 Podcast2019VC Backed

Reconsider

David Heinemeier Hansson, Basecamp

✍️ Essay2015Bootstrapped

Constructing a Company Focused on Transparency and Positivity

Joel Gascoigne, Buffer

🎥 Video Interview2016Bootstrapped

The Front Culture Book

Mathilde Collin, Front

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

How to Deal With Toxic People: 6 Strategies

Sandeep Kashyap, ProofHub

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

How Eventbrite Cracked The Corporate Culture Code

Julia Hartz, EventBrite

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

Changing a Startup Team’s Culture vs Hiring a New Team?

Steli Efti, Close

🎧 Podcast2018VC Backed

Yes! Organizations With No Hierarchy Exist

Sandeep Kashyap, ProofHub

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

The Tools and Culture That Fuel High-Speed Growth

Roy Mann, Monday.com

🎤 Talk2019VC Backed

Stop Focusing on Self-Care and Build a Sustainable Company Culture Already

Sara Mauskopf, Winnie

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

How to Build an Emotionally Resonant Brand

Andrew Dudum, hims & hers

🎥 Video Interview2020

Why Company Culture Has Become More Critical to Company Success

Joe Procopio, Intrepid Media

✍️ Essay2019

How to Distribute Authority to Everyone in your Company

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

How to Grow from 4 to 400+ Without Losing Your Identity

Mada Seghete, branch.io

🎤 Talk2019VC Backed

How to Build a Mission Driven Startup

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

🎤 Talk2017VC Backed

Creating a Culture of Clarity and Empowerment

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

🎥 Video Interview2017VC Backed

Big Swings

Rich Barton, Zillow

✍️ Essay2016VC Backed

Why this person is your most important customer

Justin Rosenstein, Asana

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

The Mission and Values of Zapier

Wade Foster, Zapier

🎧 Podcast2016Bootstrapped

Scaling, Culture, and Diversity

Julia Hartz, EventBrite

🎥 Video Interview2019VC Backed

Building Company Culture

Leo Widrich, Buffer

🎤 Talk2016Bootstrapped

How To Create A Culture Of Distributed Ownership With Radical Transparency

Jean-Charles Samuelian, Alan Healthcare

🎧 Podcast2020VC Backed

Importance of Team-Oriented Business Culture

Dave Schneider, NinjaOutreach

✍️ Essay2021

What We’ve Learned Building a Remote Culture

Nick Francis, Help Scout

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

What Defines an Engineering-Driven Culture

Andy Rachleff, Wealthfront

✍️ Essay2013VC Backed

What Company Culture Means to Me

Nathan Barry, ConvertKit

✍️ Essay2018Bootstrapped

The Biggest Threat To A Growing Company’s Culture

Shane Snow, Snow Academy

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

Stop Listening to Anyone Who Tells You Culture Doesn't Scale

Matthew Bellows, BodesWell

✍️ Essay2015

Why You Have To Build A Sports Team and Not A Family

Ari Mir, Clutter

🎧 Podcast2017VC Backed

3 Unexpected Consequences of a Great Office Culture

Sam Shank, HotelTonight

✍️ Essay2013VC Backed

How to Define Your Company Values

Steli Efti, Close

🎧 Podcast2018VC Backed

Why Your Company Has To Have An Opinionated Culture

Bill Clerico, WePay

🎧 Podcast2017

3 Reasons Investing in Employee Resilience Pays Off

Alexi Robichaux, BetterUp

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

How to Build a Thriving Startup Culture

Ilkka Paananen, Supercell

🎥 Video Interview2020VC Backed

Who We Are and How We Are Building Our Culture

Jean-Charles Samuelian, Alan Healthcare

✍️ Essay2017VC Backed

Why Transparency in Business Gets the Best Results

Roy Mann, Monday.com

✍️ Essay2020VC Backed

Outgrowing Your Company’s Core Values

Alex Turnbull, GrooveHQ

✍️ Essay2020Bootstrapped

How to Collaborate, Manage, and Work with Developers

Jeff Lawson, Twilio

🎧 Podcast2015VC Backed

How Helpscout built a Great Remote Company Culture

Nick Francis, Help Scout

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

Cultivating Company Culture

Scott Farquhar, Atlassian

🎥 Video Interview2015VC Backed

4 Rituals That Help Build a Better Culture

David Cancel, Drift

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

Farfetch Culture & Values

Jose Neves, Farfetch

🎧 Podcast2020

A Deeper Dive on How to Collaborate with Developers

Jeff Lawson, Twilio

🎧 Podcast2021VC Backed

Starting Up The Right Company Culture

Suneera Madhani, Fattmerchant

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

Wistia's Remarkable Culture

Brendan Schwartz, Wistia

🎧 Podcast2018Bootstrapped

Overachiever Culture

Nick Francis, Help Scout

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

How to Change Your Culture In the Most Mildly Radical Way Possible

Jason Fried, Basecamp

✍️ Essay2016Bootstrapped

How A CEO Can Help Build A Sustainable Company Culture

Rick Nucci, Guru

✍️ Essay2019VC Backed

Consciously Building Culture Into Your Company's DNA

Wade Foster, Zapier

🎧 Podcast2020Bootstrapped

The Culture Handbook For Making Your Remote Team Fun

Ilkka Paananen, Supercell

✍️ Essay2018

The Lumberjacks Code of Honor

Sandro Munda, Forest Admin

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

Scaling 6,783% While Building Culture (Without Losing Your Mind)

Kathryn Minshew, The Muse

✍️ Essay2016VC Backed

Clarifying Our Values

Bill Clerico, WePay

✍️ Essay2017

How to Maintain Company Culture and Morale

Ariel Cohen, TripActions

🎧 Podcast2020VC Backed

Cofounders, Collaboration, and Closing Customers

Manny Medina, Outreach

🎧 Podcast2020VC Backed

Culture Isn’t a Chore

Hiten Shah, FYI

✍️ Essay2015VC Backed

Forget Culture Fit. Your team needs Culture Add.

Shane Snow, Snow Academy

✍️ Essay2018VC Backed

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