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That’s what I’m curious about - what does it look like to build a company for & run by engineers? I used to think middle management was the thing to eliminate.
by sirspacey 5y ago
That’s what I’m curious about - what does it look like to build a company for & run by engineers?
I used to think middle management was the thing to eliminate. But then I learned - middle managements’ job is to protect their team from disconnected leadership.
I’m not sure what the answer to that is, but I’m committed to finding out how to create a great place for engineers and their creativity. My co-founder & I created a company just to do that. Mostly it’s about avoiding inputs that drive exploitive management. We don’t take outside capital, we fire clients if they don’t treat our engineers well, just shedding anything that seems to be or proves to be exploitive.
We’re already finding out just how much it matters - the people we hire are having the most fun they’ve ever had.
The money we make is fine, but not really the point. cover salaries, do cool stuff.
- gnahckire 5y agoLast I checked Valve is a game company with a pretty flat org structure. They have their own problems but, last I checked most people like working there.