Building a Top Company: Figure's Culture Document

At a small company, it's easy to control the culture.

But as it scales, challenges accelerate.

So I've open-sourced Figure's culture doc.

Here’s our game plan to build a top company:

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Context:

This document will help us seek long-term alignment.

It's a north-star for everyone at Figure.

The culture we build will make or break our future.

In other words, we will:

→ Hire
→ Fire
→ Reward
→ Recognize

All based on this doc.

Let's break it down ⬇️

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Our Mission

Expand human capabilities through advanced AI.

Figure is a mission-focused company.

We aspire to create a better life for future generations and will dedicate our time and resources to this pursuit.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Our Vision

Deploy autonomous humanoid robots on a global scale to solve challenges within the labor economy.

In the early days, our humanoid will perform corporate tasks in areas with significant labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Our Vision (Cont'd)

Longer term, humanoids will play an important role in many areas such as:

→ Caring for the elderly
→ Assisting individuals in the home
→ Building new worlds on other planets

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Our Core Values

We are looking for the overachievers — the special few who want to put a dent in this world.

Our culture is deliberately cultivated to amplify high performance.

We are all here to do one job:

Bring an impactful, useful product to market using these 5 values...

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Value 1: Move Fast & Be Technically Fearless

Hesitation is the enemy of momentum.

We are tackling today's most complex technological challenges by testing, experimenting, and taking calculated risks to embrace the unknown without fear of failure.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Value 2: Product First, Mission Focused

We are builders, designers, and engineers united by a commitment to our mission.

We avoid distraction and unrelated activities to remain laser-focused on shipping a safe, high quality product.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Value 3: Aggressively Optimistic

Building Figure won’t be an easy win.

It will require decades of commitment and ingenuity.

We’re humbled by our mission, and aspire to remain optimistic even in the face of enormous hurdles.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Value 4: Maximize Future Impact

We have what it takes to create an inspiring future for generations to come, with improved access to goods and services, safer working conditions, and more opportunity for fulfilling work.

Our focus is on what we can achieve in 5, 10, 20+ years.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Value 5: Championship Mindset

To address the extraordinary demands of our work, we believe in operating as a winning team.

We are in the trenches together, collaborating in-person, and pushing each other to the highest levels of performance.

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

Recap:

Figure is a mission-focused company.

Clarity around our culture will empower the team to make the highest-impact decisions for the benefit of our long-term success.

Here is a link to the full Culture Doc:https://t.co/S6R3mZdf9m

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023

P.S. We are hiring.

Opportunities in:

→ AI
→Controls
→Systems/Test
→Mechanical
→Electrical
→Software

Apply here: https://t.co/VS1Yc9fe6j pic.twitter.com/xmoiaKFpKO

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) March 8, 2023