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What an incredible day at Stripe Sessions! How many managers will reconsider their 1:1s after Jensen Huang's thought-provoking speech? With 60 direct reports, Jensen opts for a unique approach—meeting everyone at once. This way, strategies, issues, and failures are discussed openly, fostering a culture where collective learning thrives. It's a strategy that ensures alignment and keeps everyone informed. Jensen's emphasis on those reporting directly to the CEO requiring minimal oversight or career guidance certainly got me thinking. Without a doubt, Jensen's talk was one of the highlights of #stripesessions. Can't wait to see what day 2 holds! #stripesessions2024

This is something that's been bothering me lately. 😤 A lot of folks these days just don't have that sense of ownership over their work.  They let themselves become victims, defined by work struggles, instead of taking control and facing challenges head-on. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash anyone here. At Stripe, I was fortunate to work with Claire Hughes Johnson who helped us better understand this concept. The unique analogy addressed by her in this video raises an important point. When things go wrong You see kids trying to cover up their mistakes by building stories You see people in sports trying to blame weather and equipment  You see drivers blaming accidents on bad roads instead of acknowledging risky driving habits. Similarly, as professionals, we face challenges and setbacks, but how we respond can make or break our success. - Acknowledge the situation  - Take ownership - Learn from the experience  - Outline steps to resolve the problem Because at the end of the day, You are not a victim of your circumstances. Rather, you might be one for how you deal with your problems.

As I close out my first full month at Stripe, I can confidently say—Stripe is different. The caliber of people I've met is impressive; expertise and humility are not the exception, but the norm.  The founders exemplify the company’s principles daily, combining intellect, drive, and ambition. Stripe’s products not only support businesses around the globe but enable them to innovate and optimize for revenue at an exhilarating clip. The results speak for themselves: millions of companies trust Stripe for their most critical revenue operations. Here's to growing the GDP of the internet 🚀

I wanted to share an update from my first day at Stripe because I truly was blown away by how organised and welcoming everyone was. Stripe is truly a company full of culture and class. 🏆 1. New Hire Onboarding- What a powerful team full of energy and genuine excitement to help us. A variety of well built content that makes complicated learnings fun and easy to understand and absorb. Thank you Robyn Fagan and Tesera Adjaloo Acera 2. Top Quality Swag - Even a stunning book published by Stripe. Such a nice finishing touch. 📚 3. A global welcome - So many other Stripes from all around the world connected and sent welcome messages making me feel like I was part of something special from the very first day. 💜 4. Tools and technology - Quirky little systems and tools developed by Stripes which actually makes life so much easier. Great technology partnerships ensuring the highest standard of data security and customer protection. Super impressive! 👩💻 6. Operating Principles - It is not often that a company lives and breathes their values. Stripe truly follows and respects all their operating principles. Everyone goes above and beyond to put users first and give 110% of themselves each day. 👏🏻 7. The Office - I love that they only provide healthy snacks. The office is an absolute vibe. They have created a space that makes me want to be in the office every single day. I have not seen as many people in the office on a Monday since pre-Covid times. 🤩 Thank you Stripe and everyone who has been a part of my journey in the last few weeks.

When these messages come through in our shared Slack channels, it makes the hard work all worth it. "I cannot believe it’s taken me this long to do given it was the easiest onboarding process I’ve EVER been through! I know you said “no code integration in under 60 seconds” but I just assumed there would be all sorts of steps and admin which is why I put it off for quite so long! But it’s live in 30 seconds and it’s fantastic!!!" - Happy new Revenew user 😁 We have spent a lot of time focusing on the "signup-to-aha-moment" experience. There are always improvements to make but our users can feel how simple we have made it for them, even though there is a lot of complexity under the hood. If you are using Stripe Connect today, why not give Revenew a try 😉

The OGs are back are it! #stripe #webdesign #designtrends2024 • • • #interaction #interactiondesign #product #design #ui #ux #tech #casestudy #portfolio #designers #startups #community #visualdesign #discord #microinteractions

Today is day 5 of my journey at Ramp! I've been following Ramp ever since my time at Stripe and it's been incredible to see the company's explosive growth. A couple of quick takeaways: 1. Every day counts - Ramp writes the days that the company has been in existence at the front of presentations to put things into perspective. What have we done in the last 30 days and how can we ensure the next 30 days get us closer to our goals? 2. Customers love the product - And it's by design, the product and engineering teams are laser focused on what customers care about and collaborate with different teams to deeply understand each persona. 3. Incredible talent - The folks I've spoken to so far embody a rare combination of ownership, curiosity, and humility. The energy at the New York office is contagious and I look forward to learning more in the coming weeks.

Want to learn more about Stripe? Watch the keynote of our big annual user event live - starting in 20 minutes! It will be worth it 🥁🎊 Find out why so many companies love, use, and trust Stripe ✌🏻

Reddit is among the latest to start issuing single year equity grants for new hires. They join the likes of Lyft, Stripe, and Coinbase in challenging the traditional 4 year stock grant issued upfront as a part of a new offer. Instead they rely on refreshing employees at the end of every year. The offer below is for an IC3 AI software engineer getting paid $320k in total compensation. View the data here: https://lnkd.in/gDt_RbVw The landscape around vesting schedules has been quite varied for some time (ie Amazon back-loaded, Google front-loaded), but its continuing to change rapidly as companies adopt different philosophies on compensation and how it ties to performance. Some are extending schedules to be longer to encourage longer term commitment, while others are going shorter but with much more frequent refreshes based on performance. We keep track of companies and their compensation philosophies, and even notify you of breaking changes on things such as their vesting schedule in our competitive intelligence tool: https://lnkd.in/dByYUHWq #salarytransparency #compensation #vestingschedule