> Mature startups like Valve and Github and smaller up-and-comers like Treehouse and Medium have done away with managers who boss people around and expect servi

> Mature startups like Valve and Github and smaller up-and-comers like Treehouse and Medium have done away with managers who boss people around and expect servile compliance. Valve, the post child for this model within this community, was founded in 1996 [1], so this is not necessarily a new idea or something limited to startups. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation