> a business can succeed even with a bad engineering team If you’ve spent any time in and around Etsy the reality of this is a little more complicated. Etsy ha

> a business can succeed even with a bad engineering team If you’ve spent any time in and around Etsy the reality of this is a little more complicated. Etsy has had some very impressive people on its technical team throughout and an unusually large number of really talented developers. It’s also suffered from some serious disorganization in its technical path and complicated leadership situations. It’s the mix of both that produced Etsy. I think with a bunch of “bad” developers they would have been dead long ago. It’s been more like a (often) good engineering team making (often) questionable decisions.