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They need to do a better job of making the assumptions behind the design of the tools clearer then. Because, from what I can tell, many people get the idea that
by anaphor 7y ago
They need to do a better job of making the assumptions behind the design of the tools clearer then. Because, from what I can tell, many people get the idea that the path to success is to do what Google does (even knowing about the meme that people just try and copy Google). This doesn't just apply to their software tools, but also to their corporate processes (OKRs, etc).
- packetslave 7y agoOKRs came from Intel, FWIW. Google got them via John Doerr.
- jacquesm 7y ago> the path to success is to do what Google does This kind of cargo-cult process copying has infested the start-up world and is akin to sending a lot of shirts to the laundromat because that's what rich people do and you want to be rich too. These things work for large companies because they are large companies. Their problems and associated solutions rarely if ever are a good match for the kind of issues that your average start-up contends with, especially early on in the life cycle. You and your buddy the first-hire developers are not going to gain anything by copying the Spotify development model, and other examples in that vein.