Under the rules of the tradition economy, yes. In tech, however, any company is ~1 good (implemented) idea away from >100X ROI. From the top that looks like br

Under the rules of the tradition economy, yes. In tech, however, any company is ~1 good (implemented) idea away from >100X ROI. From the top that looks like bringing in as many good people as possible in order to maximize your chances of one of them having that idea while on your clock. Once a company is big enough it’s the multiple management layers that make that simple equation almost impossibly complicated.