> How did it work? Was there a formal meeting? Did it annoy people? Stripe making its workers write out a list of all the engineers they know seems a bit extre

> How did it work? Was there a formal meeting? Did it annoy people? Stripe making its workers write out a list of all the engineers they know seems a bit extreme -- I mean, generally you can just name the top 5 smartest people you know of without much thinking. That's how the company I worked for went about this. Interestingly, it made us talk to our friends, and let them know the company was looking for workers and to expect to hear from them soon, because 'I referred you to them'.