Articles on Quip

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A few months ago, I passed my three-year anniversary of working at Quip. It’s the longest I’ve worked at any company, and my experience here has also differed significantly from other startups I’ve worked at. Many of us are either already in leadership roles, or we’re starting to wonder what our personal path toward leadership might look like. And part of leadership – whether you’re a senior engineer, tech lead,... (more)

How a Small Team Iterated Rapidly by Running Up to 12 User Tests Per Week

“Movie time!” My team and I huddled on the couches to watch the latest batch of movies — videos really — of users testing out our product. For several weeks during the most recent product redesign at Quip, we ran tests on UserTesting — a virtual user testing lab that lets you get videos of real people sharing their thoughts as they test out your product. Watching these user videos... (more)

What I Learned from Quip on How to Build a Product on 8 Different Platforms with Only 13 Engineers

How do you build a great product that impacts the lives of millions of people with just a small engineering team? That’s a question I’ve often thought long and hard about during my years at Quora and, more recently, at Quip. I joined Quora when the team consisted of only 12 people and Quip when it had just 13. Both startups have ambitious missions. Quora aims to share and grow... (more)

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