Uberether, Inc

From day one, our goal has been to build a company that supports its employees first and foremost. We truly believe that if our employees are happy then our customers will follow. Some people say put the customers first, but we really believe that by putting the employees first our customers are the beneficiaries. In our original incorporation talks our founders found a variation of the following philosophy from MySQL and modified it to align with our goals. We live, eat and breathe this every day and love watching our employees and customers grow because of it.

Purpose

Create a sustainable business model that can be adopted and adapted by others.
Create a fair and democratic company that is owned by the workers.
Have long-term, trustworthy and meaningful relationships with the team and our customers.
Principles

Egalitarian: The belief that all people should be treated equally. This includes equality, non-discrimination and inclusivity.
Sustainable: We have a long-term view on our business. We watch our profits and spend wisely; we take care of each other, and we support the things we depend on.
Transparent: We communicate in an honest and genuine way. Any information or process that can be made open will be made open.
Fun: Create a workplace where people can have fun and want to work.
Agile: Be flexible, receptive and adaptive, especially when dealing with the team and customers.
Pragmatic: Why spend your life developing software unless you care about doing it well? Fix bad designs, wrong decisions, and poor code when you see them. Come to understand your users’ expectations, and then deliver just that little bit more.
Methods

Concrete tools for helping us live according to our principles, including:

Consensus-based decision making.
Corporate transparency – any information or process that can be made open, should be made open.
Licensing that helps benefit our company, our team, our customers, our partners and society at large.
Profit-sharing with the team, contributors and worthy causes.
Prefer to work with people who share our values.