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In late 2010, we set out to create a product to help people make the most of social media. We knew from the start that we wanted to do things differently, both with the product experience and how we operate as a team and company.

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2010-2011

Startup mode

2012

Decision to become a distributed team

2013

Publicly transparent salaries

Security breach

2014

Public revenue dashboard

Series A round

2015

Self-management experimentation

โ€œWhole selfโ€

2016

Cash flow crisis & layoffs

2016 by the numbers

2017

Team dynamic shifts

2017 by the numbers

2018

Share repurchase and freedom; sustainable growth; renewed customer focus

2018 by the numbers

2019

Buffer's evolution and expansion

2020

We switched to a four day work week Reflected on 10 years of Buffer

2020 by the numbers

2021

Pay analysis

Hack-Week

2022

We did our first Build Week

Eliminated two of our lower cost-of-living bands in our salary formula

2023

Our first Fixathon

Transparent pricing dashboard

2024

We introduced our Open Salary System

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The future: We want to build a company that lasts for decades to come. Weโ€™re working to build a company that gives team members extensive freedom to live and work the way they enjoy it the most, and create products that provide a reliable, consistent and best-of-breed experience for our customers.

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