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Comment by sdoering | Hacker News Reader

Wow. Great write up and cool timeline format. I had never heard of the "Open Startup" [1] idea and clicked - and was stunned (positively) about the transparency.

[1]: https://www.bannerbear.com/open/

Edit: Is this a thing now showing the numbers for the world to see? I like it - but just have no prior experience.

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As others have mentioned, it's a movement that has been driven by some really inspiring, transparent stories over the last 10 years or so.

I was personally inspired by Buffer: https://buffer.com/revenue

And also Pieter Levels: https://nomadlist.com/open

Folks like these showed that it is possible to grow a business solo or with a small team, which was and still is hugely inspiring to me.

I'm just doing my part to continue the practice, to hopefully positively influence the next generation!

It's a trend, yes:

- https://baremetrics.com/open-startups

- https://openstartuplist.com/

I first heard about it with buffer and ghost https://buffer.com/revenue https://ghost.org/about/

I think buffer also made their various iterations of salary formulas public.

We're hiring engineers and an EM btw ;)

https://journey.buffer.com/#vacancies

I've always shared my numbers openly (http://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes). It makes a lot of sense for getting feedback and some initial customers as well, especially if you're just building something alone.

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