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Wears its culture on its sleeve

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at HubSpot for 1 year
April 6, 2013
Cambridge, Massachusetts
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Hands down the most transparent company I've heard of. Board decks, financials, the role of gender in the company. All of it is on the very active and thoughtful wiki.

Wears its culture on its sleeve. If you read these reviews and think "yeah, I'm up for the challenge" then it's great.

Centralized authority and trust. Management is careful to not be top down. Exciting, if sometimes disorganized. Feels like a 40-person company.

Pre-IPO run-up is exhilarating.

Cons

You break it, you buy it. Authority to do your own thing means you own success and failure.

Culture can be a bit fratty.

Reliance on some superstars can feel like favoritism.

Advice to Management

Love the transparency. Clear communication of the vision is the only thing that keeps the decentralized authority from being a train wreck.

Keep focusing on customers, not money, deals, or features.

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