Reed Hastings' slides on Netflix culture[1] from a few years ago also reflect this. Paraphrasing: If you grow as a company, you encounter more complexity. To h

Reed Hastings' slides on Netflix culture[1] from a few years ago also reflect this. Paraphrasing: If you grow as a company, you encounter more complexity. To handle complexity you can either 1) hire people who are able to stay ahead of it or 2) create killjoy bureaucracy which ultimately drives away innovative people. The whole deck is worth a once-over at least once a year. [1]: http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664 http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664