This reminds me of Alan work culture [1], Alan is a startup with a zero meeting policy and a very strong culture of writing. They check the quality of one's writing during their interview process.
Alan leaders also have other strong ethos like "no managers" and "complete transparency".
I really wonder if these companies are exceptions or if this organisationel model could be replicated more widely. I guess it caters to some very specific personality types.
To me, some of the benefits of having the occasional meeting is to create a shared understanding of what's going on and also to enable a vigorous group discussion. I'm not sure I would know how to replicate that with writing alone.
Chatrooms for each team, but visible to other teams. And a culture of encouraging technical discussion to be summarized or at least alluded to in the public chat. I'm sure this doesn't scale, but for a company of <20 developers, this worked amazingly.
It was also great for finding answers to silly questions without having to bug someone.
Alan leaders also have other strong ethos like "no managers" and "complete transparency".
I really wonder if these companies are exceptions or if this organisationel model could be replicated more widely. I guess it caters to some very specific personality types.
[1] https://blog.alan.com/bien-etre-au-travail/who-we-are-and-ho...