> In tech, how can one thrive as a generalist? Start ups need generalists to save money, and large companies want to have fast iteration like start ups... So t

> In tech, how can one thrive as a generalist? Start ups need generalists to save money, and large companies want to have fast iteration like start ups... So they need generalists too! > and one of the points is replace generalists with specialists This doesn't sound like good advice. Without generalists, you get strange results where certain areas of a product are highly developed, but there seems to be a disconnect between parts of the system, as people are only focusing on their specialisation. Generalists are also needed in leadership, where you need to know what different specialized teams are doing (at a high level)