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Handbook for New Employees
A guidebook for new employees at Valve, providing insights on the unique flat structure, project selection, and decision-making process within the company.
steamcdn-a.akamaihd.netComedic walkthrough of the valves to Valve’s success—hiring great T-shaped people, everyone being an owner, and having clear organizational values.
The hard things are great—do them more often
Questions to ask when hiring:
“Would I want this person to be my boss?
Would I learn a significant amount from him or her?
What if this person went to work for our competition?”
from Valve’s employee handbook, cir 2012
Hiring well is the most important thing in the universe. Nothing else comes close.
from Valve’s employee handbook, cir 2012
Exactly. When it gets to giggle factor, that’s probably a good sign that we’re on to something special.
-Elon Musk
from Tesla’s 2025Q3 shareholder meeting