Sublime

We were making about ten grand a month when I dedicated to GitHub full-time, and we probably paid ourselves three grand each. And then a third and a fourth person came on, P. J. Hyett and Scott Chacon. We were making money, and we didn’t need to think about fundraising. We liked what we were doing, and we were happy with what we had and the people

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Our “small giants” approach optimized for mojo over growth. We wanted a small, talent-dense team with a focus on craft, autonomy, and quality of life for all team members. We banished the term “founder” in favor of “partner” and tried to be transparent with all business matters across the team.

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