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In 10 (5? 25?) years I'd be very interested to read an "insider story" book about Spotify, similar in scope as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Plex https:/
by leokennis 2y ago
In 10 (5? 25?) years I'd be very interested to read an "insider story" book about Spotify, similar in scope as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Plex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Plex or something.
Spotify used to be cool and within the industry, the big example of engineering culture, agile with "the Spotify model" with squads and tribes etc. being able to adapt and ship stuff quickly.
But now somehow it seems they regressed into an organization that cannot ship basic features (stuff like lossless audio) for years, and that is more interested in pursuing legal action than in pursuing customers. Reading a book about why would be a good lesson for many people in IT.
- dclowd9901 2y agoI think there’s a wider issue plaguing the tech industry right now, and it’s not relegated to any one company. It seems this newest generation of product managers and owners has absolutely no clue how to research, develop and build upon features. It’s the only explanation I have and it’s something I’ve observed in every company I’ve been in. The roles are typically filled with very young people with absolutely no background to support it. What I generally see is they are reactive largely to the whims of leadership, they don’t understand their users, they don’t do any research or testing, they don’t aim for ambitious new ideas (more often aping what other companies do), so we’ve ended up in this milieu of product experiences that feel weirdly homogenous and ultimately very unfitting with what the product should be. I’m just a guy but I hope someone with a louder, more important megaphone writes up something soon on this because the industry needs to shine a spotlight on these folks.