In one of my previous jobs at a startup (~15 people), the reason for the color scheme we were forced to use on our ecommerce product wasn't the result of some m

In one of my previous jobs at a startup (~15 people), the reason for the color scheme we were forced to use on our ecommerce product wasn't the result of some marketing study or human interface recommendation, but rather the personal preference of another employee who had a "special" relationship with the company's president.