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Wow. Great write up and cool timeline format. I had never heard of the "Open Startup" [1] idea and clicked - and was stunned (positively) about the transparency
by sdoering 6y ago
Wow. Great write up and cool timeline format. I had never heard of the "Open Startup" [1] idea and clicked - and was stunned (positively) about the transparency.
[1]: https://www.bannerbear.com/open/ https://www.bannerbear.com/open/
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Is this a thing now showing the numbers for the world to see? I like it - but just have no prior experience.
- ronyfadel 6y agoIt's a trend, yes: - https://baremetrics.com/open-startups https://baremetrics.com/open-startups - https://openstartuplist.com/ https://openstartuplist.com/
- voiper1 6y agoI first heard about it with buffer and ghost https://buffer.com/revenue https://buffer.com/revenue https://ghost.org/about/ https://ghost.org/about/ I think buffer also made their various iterations of salary formulas public.
- eric_khun 6y agoWe're hiring engineers and an EM btw ;) https://journey.buffer.com/#vacancies https://journey.buffer.com/#vacancies
- fookyong 6y agoAs others have mentioned, it's a movement that has been driven by some really inspiring, transparent stories over the last 10 years or so. I was personally inspired by Buffer: https://buffer.com/revenue https://buffer.com/revenue And also Pieter Levels: https://nomadlist.com/open https://nomadlist.com/open Folks like these showed that it is possible to grow a business solo or with a small team, which was and still is hugely inspiring to me. I'm just doing my part to continue the practice, to hopefully positively influence the next generation!
- bemmu 6y agoI've always shared my numbers openly (http://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes http://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes). It makes a lot of sense for getting feedback and some initial customers as well, especially if you're just building something alone.