> Pods should operate like small startups This only works if a pod is equal to a domain that's fairly independent of the other domains, technically, and busine

> Pods should operate like small startups This only works if a pod is equal to a domain that's fairly independent of the other domains, technically, and business-wise. If there are N pods per domain, each being their own startup without additional coordination results in chaos and duplicated work. Business complexity not included (two pods from different domains can unknowingly work against each other due to having conflicting goals/targets).