> You need the people evaluating performance to really understand the work, and make informed, discretionary decisions about who to promote to maximize real val

> You need the people evaluating performance to really understand the work, and make informed, discretionary decisions about who to promote to maximize real value creation. I agree but for everyone working at / running a company without a money printing machine it is worth noting that this is really expensive. You need to take someone that’s a good engineer—-one with judgment and a modicum of people skills—-and give them mostly thankless, stressful work.