That's the kind of future I want to live in. I'm very thankful to Balanced, Gittip for being some of the ones paving the way there.
GitHub has a few tiny bugs that could probably be fixed with a few lines of code within a day (best case scenario), but they haven't for months now since I've reported these issues. http://shurcool.github.io/bettertogether/
The latest version of Chrome for iOS has a shadow not appearing properly when you open a new tab in the background. Once you switch to it, it's fine.
Chrome [1] for OS X has a small area around the close tab button where the hover animation occurs (button highlights red), yet clicking the mouse does nothing. You have to move the cursor a few pixels closer to the center before clicking will have an effect. This discrepancy between hover and clicking action is annoying because I often (several times per day) run into it. OS X dock has a similar issue.
I'm very picky when it comes to the smallest details... I'd rather fix them and move on than keep running into them every day.
[1] I know this one is open source, but because it's a huge project, I never got around to compile it, etc.
you just reminded me of a mobile display issue on the blog: https://github.com/balanced/balanced.github.com/issues/32
https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/2374
Maintaining a culture of innovation at scale is a challenge for both open and closed companies.
https://github.com/liveprogramming/2013/pull/1/files
https://github.com/liveprogramming/2013/pull/2/files
https://github.com/skx/bookmarks.public/pull/1/files
<:)
Building an open company wasn't part of the initial vision. It's something that we've embraced as we grow Balanced.
Regarding the homepage, that's a great suggestion.
There are varying degrees to which you should expose your inner workings. Some of it may be intriguing for investors to be comfortable enough to throw money at you knowing you'll turn a profit. Some of it would be enticing for your customers who can see whether you've got your act together.
But this "Open" as a buzzword is something we have to be careful with. Transparency can be good for business, but only within reason. Also, be careful of how much tint you use on those rose colored glasses. It's not that you present the truth; it's how you go about doing it.
