Wiki & Company Handbook Starter

What you get

A fully structured Notion workspace with eight pre-filled sections covering every operational area an early-stage team needs to document. Three linked databases cross-reference your people, policies, and tools so nothing lives in isolation. The content ships with sensible, opinionated defaults — not blank pages waiting for someone to find the time.

Who it's for

Founding teams and ops leads at companies between five and fifty people who are tired of answering the same questions in Slack and watching new hires piece together how the company actually works. This is the right buy the moment onboarding friction, inconsistent decisions, or scattered information starts costing real time.

What's inside

• Company Values and Operating Principles — a structured page for articulating how decisions get made and what the team optimizes for
• How We Work — pre-written norms covering meetings, communication channels, and async-first decision-making
• People Directory database — a linked Notion database tracking roles, start dates, and team membership
• IT and Security Basics — default policies for device setup, access management, and acceptable use that teams can adopt or adjust
• Finance and Expenses — a practical guide to expense submission, approval chains, and spending limits
• Hiring and People Ops — pages covering the interview process, offer norms, and first-week onboarding steps
• Engineering Practices — default standards for code review, deployment, and incident response
• Policies and Tools databases — two additional linked databases that keep active policies and internal tooling cross-referenced across the whole wiki

How to use it

Duplicate the template into your Notion workspace using the included link, then work through each section with your founding team. Replace the default copy with your own language, archive anything that does not apply yet, and share the top-level page with the full team. Most teams complete an initial customization pass in under two hours.