> It's amazing the overhead the "traditional" or "agency" model brings with software development and how it reduces engineers to developers who just need to exe

> It's amazing the overhead the "traditional" or "agency" model brings with software development and how it reduces engineers to developers who just need to execute whatever is decided by people up the chain. It's a good approach if you can't attract great talent to begin with. You'll pay lower and have a higher head count so costs are about the same. SV has the talent pool and the compensation to make it attractive to work there.