{"time":1597759270754,"blocks":[{"type":"header","data":{"text":"What areas of transparency do companies cover?","level":2}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"There's been a movement in the tech to be an open startup as excellent covered by dinkydani and I for one I'm for it. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Buffer has been a pioneer in embracing transparency from having open salaries to publish an annual diversity & inclusion report. This got me thinking about how many other companies out there, that simply have incorporate aspects of buffer's transparency. Given the Black Lives Matter movement world wide, I started thinking what other companies out there that publish their aspect of Buffer's diversity pillars. The first category was of course diversity and inclusion report."}},{"type":"header","data":{"text":"The GapeList was born","level":2}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://gapelist.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/HZPcsOSeIC6PYQAzeLiF9cc12UH1nyyNPtL5Ok9b.png","thumbnails":["https://gapelist.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/HZPcsOSeIC6PYQAzeLiF9cc12UH1nyyNPtL5Ok9b_small.png"]},"caption":"","withBorder":true,"stretched":false,"withBackground":false}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"(Early version of the Gapelist above) "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"I created a spreadsheet to see what I can compile. Before long I started to add other categories and the sheet grew. I started to share it with friends and before long other folks outside my network started to ask for access. This was the validation that I need and confirmation that I was onto something. The simple spreadsheet became the Gapelist."}},{"type":"header","data":{"text":"Time to build","level":2}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://gapelist.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/Y1EuGwguUsMeVknqEV460Gphwx3NnyewZt1PP5Jn.jpeg","thumbnails":["https://gapelist.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/Y1EuGwguUsMeVknqEV460Gphwx3NnyewZt1PP5Jn_small.jpeg"]},"caption":"","withBorder":true,"stretched":false,"withBackground":false}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Photo by Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa on Unsplash"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The spreadsheet turned out to be a MVP which cost me nothing at all, simply a few minutes here and there a week to add to it. The spreadsheet also game a blueprint I needed to base the Gapelist website on. With my friend's help I worked with a dev to bring it to live. It too less than a week to get it shipped. This is just the beginning and there is room for improvement but if you have any feedback please let me know. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" What other companies do you think I add to the Gapelist?"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"If you like this content follow me on Twitter"}}],"version":"2.18.0"}

Why I started the Gapelist