Our
Values
![Wall of posters behind a shelf of owl-like knick knacks](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fhero.png&w=1920&q=75)
Our mission is to make developer experience magical while making ReadMe the best place to work. Our values guide everything we do: from creating our product to how we treat each other. We even made a podcast to celebrate them!
![bethechangeyouseek](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fbethechangeyouseek.png&w=640&q=75)
Be the Change You Seek
If you think something could be better, make it so.
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![Gregory Koberger](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fgreg.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Kirby Carpenito](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fkirby.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Shea McCaulla](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fshea.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Benak Vrishabhendra](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fbenak.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Pat Pow-anpongkul](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fpat.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![makethingsthatjustwork](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fmakethingsthatjustwork.png&w=640&q=75)
Make Things That Just Work
We do the heavy lifting so our users don‘t have to.
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![Gregory Koberger](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fgreg.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Marc Cuva](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fmarc.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![striveforsimplicity](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fstriveforsimplicity.png&w=640&q=75)
Strive for Simplicity
We want things that are easy to understand and easy on the eyes.
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![Gregory Koberger](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fgreg.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Dave Reed](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fdave.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Kanad Gupta](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fkanad.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![erronthesideofwhimsy](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Ferronthesideofwhimsy.png&w=640&q=75)
Err on the Side of Whimsy
Life is too short to not use puns and owl doodles everywhere.
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![Emily Kuo](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Femily.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![makethecompassspin](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fmakethecompassspin.png&w=640&q=75)
Make the Compass Spin
Just because we’re a small team doesn’t mean that it should show.
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![Gregory Koberger](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fgreg.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Jesse Yowell](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Fjesse.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![Tony Li](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpeople%2Ftony.jpg&w=64&q=75)
![alwaysdowhatshuman](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Falwaysdowhatshuman.png&w=640&q=75)
Always Do What’s Human
Whether it’s for the user, product, or each other…
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![Owlbert holding a heart](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fvalues%2Fheart.png&w=256&q=75)