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search on bing and find me 30 different ideas of how startups from 2008 to 2020 have published transparency reports, made their metrics public for all to see, and more. Give very specific examples

Here are 30 examples of startups that have published transparency reports, made their metrics public, or implemented other transparency measures between 2008 and 2020:

  1. GitLab – Known for operating almost exclusively in public, from support tickets to blog posts and even live-streaming bug fixes​ (THE ORG)​.
  2. Buffer – Regularly publishes its revenue, salaries, and diversity statistics in detailed transparency reports​ (THE ORG)​.
  3. Baremetrics – Shares internal sales and revenue data, including breakdowns of the sale of the company​ (THE ORG)​.
  4. Notion – Publishes an open product development roadmap and internal usage blogs​ (THE ORG)​.
  5. Stripe – Provides insights into its internal diversity metrics and hiring practices through transparency reports​ (THE ORG)​.
  6. Deel – Enables employees worldwide to access earnings, taxes, benefits, and other HR information​ (THE ORG)​.
  7. Blue Bottle Coffee – Transparent about pricing, sourcing, and logistics of its global supply chain​ (THE ORG)​.
  8. Twitter – Maintains a Transparency Center detailing its moderation policies and efforts against disinformation​ (THE ORG)​​ (Trust & Safety Professional Association)​.
  9. Contentful – Releases detailed case studies and maintains a blog explaining its product roadmap​ (THE ORG)​.
  10. FullStack Labs – Shares an extensive public org chart of its entire team​ (THE ORG)​.
  11. On Deck – Built its product and business publicly, sharing operating principles on its careers page​ (THE ORG)​.
  12. Scalero – All financials are open to employees and changes in the org chart are publicly described​ (THE ORG)​.
  13. Trustpage – Uses a platform to transparently communicate its security posture with customers​ (THE ORG)​.
  14. All Web Leads – Posts company KPIs on office walls and values trust in its hiring process​ (THE ORG)​.
  15. Elpha – Provides a transparent salary database available to its community members​ (THE ORG)​.
  16. MatcHR – Publicly documents its startup journey and employee handbook​ (THE ORG)​.
  17. Reddit – Publishes yearly transparency reports detailing post moderation and government requests​ (THE ORG)​.
  18. Google – Known for its open internal culture, providing new hires access to company code and OKRs​ (THE ORG)​.
  19. Whole Foods – Offers full GMO transparency for all products and influences industry standards​ (THE ORG)​.
  20. Templafy – Holds weekly all-hands meetings focused on shared work and feedback​ (THE ORG)​.
  21. Intercom – Maintains bi-weekly “ask-me-anything” sessions with the CEO and internal newsletters​ (THE ORG)​.
  22. KIND – Advocates for honest food labeling and transparency in nutrition information​ (THE ORG)​.
  23. Tettra – Encourages the use of internal knowledge bases for all employees to share critical knowledge​ (THE ORG)​.
  24. 3DLOOK – Provides frequent insights into its internal culture and maintains a public org chart​ (THE ORG)​.
  25. Fishtown Analytics – Showcases its entire org chart publicly and focuses on transparency in data analytics​ (THE ORG)​.
  26. Hyperscience – Makes data from robust AI comprehensible and accessible to all internal stakeholders​ (THE ORG)​.
  27. GitHub – Supports the Free-and-Open-Source-Software movement with public code access and a public roadmap​ (THE ORG)​.
  28. Lyft – Publishes detailed Inclusion and Diversity Reports annually​ (THE ORG)​.
  29. Buffer – Transparent about revenue, salaries, and other internal metrics​ (THE ORG)​.
  30. Kickstarter – Shares statistics on project success rates, funding levels, and backer engagement​ (THE ORG)​.

now find me 30 more, but also include companies that shared the metrics and KPI reports they built for their investors and for internal boards of directors

Here are 30 more examples of startups that have shared their metrics, KPI reports, and other transparency measures, including those created for investors and internal boards of directors, between 2008 and 2020:

  1. Airbnb – Regularly publishes transparency reports that include data on user safety, discrimination, and platform integrity​ (Rundit)​.
  2. Uber – Provides quarterly safety reports detailing incidents and actions taken to improve rider and driver safety​ (Rundit)​.
  3. Slack – Shares detailed financial metrics, product usage data, and other performance indicators in their quarterly investor reports​ (Rundit)​.
  4. Shopify – Publicly discloses its financial performance, including revenue, gross merchandise volume, and other key metrics​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  5. DoorDash – Releases periodic reports on delivery metrics, driver earnings, and customer satisfaction​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  6. Robinhood – Publishes transparency reports on trading activity, user demographics, and customer support metrics​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  7. Coinbase – Provides detailed reports on trading volumes, user activity, and security measures taken​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  8. Peloton – Shares subscriber growth, engagement metrics, and financial performance in their investor updates​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  9. Pinterest – Discloses user growth, engagement statistics, and financial data in their quarterly reports​ (StartupDevKit)​.
  10. Zoom – Provides metrics on meeting minutes, user growth, and platform reliability in their investor communications​ (Blog)​.
  11. WeWork – Published a detailed prospectus that included financials, occupancy rates, and expansion plans​ (Blog)​.
  12. Stripe – Shares metrics on transaction volume, customer growth, and market expansion strategies​ (Blog)​.
  13. Asana – Provides detailed insights into product usage, customer retention, and financial performance​ (Blog)​.
  14. Square – Discloses transaction volumes, user demographics, and financial performance in investor reports​ (Blog)​.
  15. Twilio – Shares usage statistics, customer growth, and financial metrics in their quarterly updates​ (Blog)​.
  16. Dropbox – Publishes metrics on user engagement, storage utilization, and financial performance​ (Blog)​.
  17. Lemonade – Shares detailed metrics on claims, customer growth, and financial health in their transparency reports​ (Blog)​.
  18. Instacart – Provides insights into order volumes, shopper earnings, and customer satisfaction metrics​ (FoundersHub)​.
  19. Lyft – Shares ride statistics, driver earnings, and financial performance in their investor updates​ (FoundersHub)​.
  20. Patreon – Discloses creator earnings, platform growth, and engagement metrics in their transparency reports​ (FoundersHub)​.
  21. GitHub – Shares metrics on repository growth, user engagement, and community contributions​ (FoundersHub)​.
  22. Zapier – Provides detailed insights into automation usage, customer growth, and financial health​ (FoundersHub)​.
  23. Intercom – Publishes metrics on customer interactions, product usage, and financial performance​ (FoundersHub)​.
  24. Plaid – Shares metrics on API usage, customer growth, and security measures in their reports​ (FoundersHub)​.
  25. Coinbase – Provides transparency reports on trading activity, user demographics, and security practices​ (FoundersHub)​.
  26. Trello – Shares metrics on board creation, user engagement, and financial health in their updates​ (FoundersHub)​.
  27. Squarespace – Discloses website creation metrics, user growth, and financial performance​ (FoundersHub)​.
  28. Eventbrite – Shares metrics on event creation, attendee engagement, and financial health​ (Databox)​.
  29. ClassPass – Provides insights into class bookings, user engagement, and financial performance​ (Databox)​.
  30. Honey – Discloses metrics on user savings, transaction volumes, and platform growth​ (Databox)​.
Florin Muresan
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