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Valve (maker of Steam) is another company that has been private since 1996.
by siruncledrew 7y ago
Valve (maker of Steam) is another company that has been private since 1996.
- realslimjd 7y agoMost people wouldn't consider Valve a startup because they haven't taken outside investment. They're just a private company.
- brmgb 7y agoBut Valve never was a startup. It was entierely self-funded by Newell and Harrington who had become rich after working from Microsoft. Benioff remarks about governance don't really apply to Valve because even if Valve was poorly managed it would pretty much be Newell misusing its own money.
- iamasoftwaredev 7y ago> because even if Valve was poorly managed based on their culture deck it doesn't seem great. Purely from the standpoint of maximizing value I mean.