# XMTP Labs

> XMTP Labs helps build private and decentralized messaging and grow the XMTP ecosystem.

## Recent Posts

- [Converse Joins Ephemera: Now Open-Sourced for All on the XMTP Network](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/converse)
- [XMTP Labs Rebrands as Ephemera](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/gm-ephemera): Reinforcing Its Commitment to Secure and Decentralized Messaging
- [Careers at XMTP Labs](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/careers): Join XMTP Labs, build the future of onchain messaging.
- [Igniting the team and community to build the standard communication protocol for web3 together](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/series-a): a16z Crypto leads our $20m Series A alongside other incredible funds & angels...
- [Bringing optionality to options: Extending the exercise window](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/extended-options-exercise-window): Rather than stick with the status quo, we’re taking a different approach with how stock options are exercised at XMTP.
- [Office perks helped companies. Remote benefits help people.](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/perks-and-benefits): We are rethinking everything it means to build a company this time around—in a digital-first way. We are asking questions, challenging assumptions, and focusing on flexibility and equity above all else. Here's why we think perks & benefits could use a fresh look.
- [Why we’re getting rid of the vesting cliff](https://paragraph.com/@xmtplabs/goodbye-vesting-cliff): Rather than blindly following the well-trodden path of other startups before, and those of our own, we’re putting a critical lens to every decision we make to ensure it’s the one we want to live with.

## Blog Information

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