Startup Stories with Fexingo · 2026-08-19 · 10 min
In this episode of Startup Stories, Lucas and Luna dig into how GitLab became the world's largest all-remote company, with over 2,000 people in 65 countries and no physical headquarters. They trace the journey from a single developer's side project to a public company, focusing on the radical transparency of the public handbook and the async-first culture that made it work. Along the way, they discuss the early decisions - like open-sourcing the code and documenting everything - that turned a niche tool into a platform. Lucas and Luna also explore the trade-offs: the loneliness of remote work, the challenges of onboarding, and how GitLab's model influences the broader shift to hybrid work. Tune in for a candid look at what it takes to build a company without walls. #GitLab #RemoteWork #AsyncWork #StartupStories #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #AllRemote #PublicHandbook #OpenSource #DevOps #TechStartup #SidSijbrandij #FutureOfWork #CompanyCulture #Scaling #Documentation #Transparency Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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