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Anarcho-Syndicalism at Valve (2013) https://www.inc.com/samuel-wagreich/the-4-billion-company-with-no-bosses.html https://www.inc.com/samuel-wagreich/the-4-bil

by elmar 9y ago

Anarcho-Syndicalism at Valve (2013) https://www.inc.com/samuel-wagreich/the-4-billion-company-with-no-bosses.html https://www.inc.com/samuel-wagreich/the-4-billion-company-wi... http://hbhblog.blogspot.pt/2013/03/valve-steam-anarcho-syndicalism.html http://hbhblog.blogspot.pt/2013/03/valve-steam-anarcho-syndi... http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/02/varoufakis_on_v.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/02/varoufakis_on_v.htm...

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
For the record, Valve is a very different company today than it once was. It's hard to produce any reasonably backed-up insights into their modern culture.
- elmar 9y ago
  More recent articles (2017) Welcome to Flatland: Valve’s Unique Culture https://medium.com/fluree/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-culture-8372e63d664e https://medium.com/fluree/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-... Half-life projects “ultimately just starve to death” in Valve’s company culture, says alleged insider https://www.vg247.com/2017/01/12/half-life-projects-ultimately-just-starve-to-death-in-valves-company-culture-says-alleged-insider/ https://www.vg247.com/2017/01/12/half-life-projects-ultimate...
  - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
    But I don't think this is based on any new evidence of what their culture is like. The only source they mention is the (old) employee handbook. Edit: the parent comment added the second link in an edit.
    - elmar 9y ago
      > Half-life projects “ultimately just starve to death” in Valve’s company culture, says alleged insider Looks like this organisation structure favors some type of projects and neglects others.
      - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
        I'm not sure if that structure even still exists. The article mentions that half life projects failed to gain support from "upper echelons", a group that does not exist under the alledged organizational structure.
        0xcde4c3db 9y ago
        I've seen other allegations that it's nominally flat, but informally hierarchical in practice. There are cliques that each have their leader, and you can't get anything done without having influence within the social circle of leaders.

by elmar 9y ago

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

For the record, Valve is a very different company today than it once was. It's hard to produce any reasonably backed-up insights into their modern culture.

elmar 9y ago
More recent articles (2017) Welcome to Flatland: Valve’s Unique Culture https://medium.com/fluree/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-culture-8372e63d664e https://medium.com/fluree/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-... Half-life projects “ultimately just starve to death” in Valve’s company culture, says alleged insider https://www.vg247.com/2017/01/12/half-life-projects-ultimately-just-starve-to-death-in-valves-company-culture-says-alleged-insider/ https://www.vg247.com/2017/01/12/half-life-projects-ultimate...
- Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
  But I don't think this is based on any new evidence of what their culture is like. The only source they mention is the (old) employee handbook. Edit: the parent comment added the second link in an edit.
  - elmar 9y ago
    > Half-life projects “ultimately just starve to death” in Valve’s company culture, says alleged insider Looks like this organisation structure favors some type of projects and neglects others.
    - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
      I'm not sure if that structure even still exists. The article mentions that half life projects failed to gain support from "upper echelons", a group that does not exist under the alledged organizational structure.
      - 0xcde4c3db 9y ago
        I've seen other allegations that it's nominally flat, but informally hierarchical in practice. There are cliques that each have their leader, and you can't get anything done without having influence within the social circle of leaders.