[jonahkagan]

Does anybody know of other flat companies? I've heard Valve is somewhat like this. What about outside of the software industry?

[SatvikBeri]

Gore & Associates[0] is the canonical example. Flat structure with 9,000 employees, and consistently rated one of the best places to work.

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WL_Gore_and_Associates

[rattray]

I believe that's also the model of Gore Associates, makers of Gore-Tex.

[rachelgertz]

There are actually a ton of companies who are flat in and out of the industry--and I think it's fairly popular for startups to begin that way these days. I'm trying to compile a list right now and will hopefully be publishing that on our site in the near future. If you'd like me to keep you in the loop, let me know.

http://ngenworks.com

Cheers!