I spent a few days in the Stripe office with my team (Hey guys!) and I can tell you with certainty that they have a very strong collaborative team. They actually have a really great culture that they actively try to build (thanks for including us while we were in town!). Fridays are particularly awesome.

Anyway, my point is that I never got the feeling like people say "it's going to be this way, no questions", but also got the feeling that if a superior did say "look, I know you guys feel this way, but we are going in this direction and the deadline is X" that the team would rally behind their leader and support their decision.

Stripe, from what I saw you have done a great job building out your team. Congrats, it's nice to see companies doing it right!