> None of this would matter if Stripe didn’t have
> fantastic people. Hiring well is the key to all of this,
> and people are the foundation of any company’s culture.
> Frankly, I’ve never seen a team like Stripe’s; *** we
> have the best people in the industry ***.
Stripe's current success allows them to be very selective about who they hire, which allows them to be fussy about all of the qualities that they think makes a great employee.
There are a number of factors that could "flip" the company's hiring from very selective to less selective. For example:
* Parts of their culture might not scale indefinitely.
* They might start running short of cash, and have to
settle for less expensive hires, or cut some of the
office luxuries.
* They might have to start hiring so fast that they can't
be as selective about their hires.
* Their tech stack will grow old, and unappealing to
energetic self-starters who want to work with the hot
new thing.
* Their current employees will get older, start families,
and have other equally (if not more) important things
than work.
Clearly, Stripe cares about their culture, and I'm sure that they'll do everything they can keep their workplace experience great, however, cultures are as much an art as they are a science, and what works well for a small group doesn't necessarily work for a large one.
There are a number of factors that could "flip" the company's hiring from very selective to less selective. For example:
Clearly, Stripe cares about their culture, and I'm sure that they'll do everything they can keep their workplace experience great, however, cultures are as much an art as they are a science, and what works well for a small group doesn't necessarily work for a large one.(edit: formatting)