[samhuk]

Hey Bryan! Liked what you have done.

Big +1 for #1. A brilliant IC that has an impressive contribution history tells only a small fraction of the story. Skeletons may lay behind that green square matrix!

Also big +1 for #4. It may slow growth for some start-ups, but I think it's always better in the long term if hiring is deep, versus shallow.

As for compensation, those certainly are controversial. I believe in honesty, but your extent of it is quite...towards one end of the spectrum? Certainly interesting.

[bcantrill]

Ha -- "towards one end of the spectrum" is a fair (if not generous!) way to describe much of our approach, on many things. ;) And it has been interesting -- with surprising ramifications in many areas. As a concrete example: when people are assessing a hire to be a true peer with respect to compensation -- being paid neither more nor less -- the level of expectation is really high, and the reviews are thoughtful, thorough, and candid. This is but one of several examples; at some point, a blog entry on our experience is probably called for...