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How GitLab Built a Remote-First Billion Dollar Company
Episode 79 of Startup Stories takes you inside GitLab's improbable rise. Lucas and Luna unpack the unique bet co-founder Sid Sijbrandij made: build a publicly traded company with zero offices, 1,500 employees across 65 countries, and a handbook-first culture. They trace the origin from a single open-source commit in 2011 to a $12 billion market cap by 2026, explore the controversial decision to go public via a direct listing in 2021, and examine how remote-first has become a genuine competitive advantage in the DevOps space. Along the way, they discuss the risks of asynchronous…
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