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I could see this. Patrick has a really strong brand among engineers. So if he’s willing to lend his personal credibility to Stripe, that’s a strong signal that

by fnbr 5y ago

I could see this. Patrick has a really strong brand among engineers. So if he’s willing to lend his personal credibility to Stripe, that’s a strong signal that it’s a good place to work.

ardit33 5y ago
Stripe has a 'amazon' like quality of environment. If you think amazon is a great place to work, then it might be your cup of tea.
- ovao 5y ago
  This is interesting to me, because this is the opposite of what I’ve heard about working for Stripe. Do you have anything to add to this?
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - jmillikin 5y ago
    I formerly worked at Stripe -- last day was less than a month ago. In summary, culture is downstream of hiring decisions. If a company is doubling headcount each year, then after two years 75% of the population will be new. If the newcomers' culture is different from what old-timers prefer, then attrition increases, which further skews the demographics. This effect is strengthened when the hiring pipeline is focused on alumni from specific companies. For example, if you hire three layers of management from Amazon, and they replace tenured engineering leadership with newly hired ICs from Amazon, your team's culture will become that of Amazon. Some blog posts I've found to be relevant to current circumstances: * https://danluu.com/people-matter/ https://danluu.com/people-matter/ * https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-earth-%E2%80%93-soda%E2%80%99s-are-no-longer-free/ https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-ear...
  - fnbr 5y ago
    I’m also quite interested in hearing about this. I used to only hear good things about Stripe, but over the last year, there’s been quite a few negative posts. I’d be interested in more details.
searchableguy 5y ago
I wonder why didn't he raise a Series A for a recruiting startup yet though.
- csa 5y ago
  > I wonder why didn't he raise a Series A for a recruiting startup yet though. If you know about some of his pre-stripe past, this is a very funny comment on multiple levels.
- ayewo 5y ago
  Funny that you say this. Super throwback: launch post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9173939 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9173939 shutdown post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415786
  - searchableguy 5y ago
    That first comment on launch post is very HN-ish
duxup 5y ago
I think I must be misunderstanding your comment because I’m not sure how strong brand lent to Stripe, means it is a great pace to work.
- Jarwain 5y ago
  It doesn't intrinsically mean it's a great place to work. The idea that Patrick works there and thinks it's a great place to work at is "lending Patrick's personal brand to stripe". If you have a lot of trust in his judgment (and thus his brand), you're more likely to think that "hey stripe is probably a great place to work" and then apply there, because if it Wasn't then why would he still be working there? Or why would he be endorsing it? It also puts his personal brand/reputation at risk; if Stripe Isn't a good place to work, that hurts his brand
colesantiago 5y ago
who?

by fnbr 5y ago

I could see this. Patrick has a really strong brand among engineers. So if he’s willing to lend his personal credibility to Stripe, that’s a strong signal that it’s a good place to work.

ardit33 5y ago

Stripe has a 'amazon' like quality of environment. If you think amazon is a great place to work, then it might be your cup of tea.

ovao 5y ago
This is interesting to me, because this is the opposite of what I’ve heard about working for Stripe. Do you have anything to add to this?
- deleted 5y ago
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- jmillikin 5y ago
  I formerly worked at Stripe -- last day was less than a month ago. In summary, culture is downstream of hiring decisions. If a company is doubling headcount each year, then after two years 75% of the population will be new. If the newcomers' culture is different from what old-timers prefer, then attrition increases, which further skews the demographics. This effect is strengthened when the hiring pipeline is focused on alumni from specific companies. For example, if you hire three layers of management from Amazon, and they replace tenured engineering leadership with newly hired ICs from Amazon, your team's culture will become that of Amazon. Some blog posts I've found to be relevant to current circumstances: * https://danluu.com/people-matter/ https://danluu.com/people-matter/ * https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-earth-%E2%80%93-soda%E2%80%99s-are-no-longer-free/ https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-ear...
- fnbr 5y ago
  I’m also quite interested in hearing about this. I used to only hear good things about Stripe, but over the last year, there’s been quite a few negative posts. I’d be interested in more details.

searchableguy 5y ago

I wonder why didn't he raise a Series A for a recruiting startup yet though.

csa 5y ago
> I wonder why didn't he raise a Series A for a recruiting startup yet though. If you know about some of his pre-stripe past, this is a very funny comment on multiple levels.
ayewo 5y ago
Funny that you say this. Super throwback: launch post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9173939 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9173939 shutdown post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415786
- searchableguy 5y ago
  That first comment on launch post is very HN-ish

duxup 5y ago

I think I must be misunderstanding your comment because I’m not sure how strong brand lent to Stripe, means it is a great pace to work.

Jarwain 5y ago
It doesn't intrinsically mean it's a great place to work. The idea that Patrick works there and thinks it's a great place to work at is "lending Patrick's personal brand to stripe". If you have a lot of trust in his judgment (and thus his brand), you're more likely to think that "hey stripe is probably a great place to work" and then apply there, because if it Wasn't then why would he still be working there? Or why would he be endorsing it? It also puts his personal brand/reputation at risk; if Stripe Isn't a good place to work, that hurts his brand

colesantiago 5y ago

who?