Team Letter

Four years as Employee #1 in a start-up? It's basically a college education.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, KIMBERLY! | Team Letter | May 2, 2026

May 2 • Karen Borchert

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April 2026

Introducing The School Culture Report 2026!

Our biggest Listen to Teachers moment is launching today! | Team Letter | April 27, 2026

Apr 27 • Karen Borchert

Operation 100, 108 Days In

My goals this year focused on creating habits in the hundreds. Here's how it's going. | Team Letter | April 19, 2026

Apr 20 • Karen Borchert

New Customers, New Leadership, New Features: What a great first quarter!

Q1 In Review | Team Letter | April 13, 2026

Apr 13 • Karen Borchert

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March 2026

What 100 Team Shoutouts Taught Us About Who We Are

I analyzed 100 nice things you said to each other in Q1. Here's what I learned about our company. | Team Letter | March 31, 2026

Mar 31 • Karen Borchert

What if performance reviews asked employees a different question?

At Alpaca, we're doing reviews a little differently, and it all starts with understanding what you value most in your work.

Mar 23 • Karen Borchert

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Jessica Johnston-Myers has one question for you: Do you want to win?

Alpaca welcomes our new sales leader to the team, and she's here to win.

Mar 10 • Karen Borchert

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Feedback is a Gift: How to use project retros to improve our work

A cadence of regularly looking back and planning forward is a gift to future you. Welcome to retros at Alpaca!

Mar 9 • Karen Borchert

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Five Frameworks for Great Retrospectives

Try these retro formats from top creative companies on your next project to recap the work and move learning forward

Mar 8 • Karen Borchert

February 2026

“Culture is the product we build for ourselves.”

When HubSpot’s CTO and Cofounder set his sights on defining an intentional culture for the company, he built more than a slide deck. He built a product…

Feb 23 • Karen Borchert

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Team of Owners

How I watched our company transform in 12 hours | Team Letter | February 17, 2026

Feb 17 • Karen Borchert

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The Leadership ReadMe: my favorite way to build understanding among coworkers

An instruction guide for how to work with your team? Yes, please. | Team Letter | February 9, 2026

Feb 9 • Karen Borchert

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