As a consultant in the search space I always heard people ask “how can we be like Google”. It always felt wrongheaded of course. Essentially assuming cargo cult

As a consultant in the search space I always heard people ask “how can we be like Google”. It always felt wrongheaded of course. Essentially assuming cargo cultish practices of successful companies will lead to success. So I think these stories are interesting but I take them with massive grains of salt. There’s randomness and luck. Theres the mix of personalities, and processes that fit this specific culture. There’s just timing. Success can be just as idiosyncratic as it is about drive or specific practices. And it’s hard to tease out WHICH practices actually contributed to success, and what might be holding this company back. So I read these more for inspiration and entertainment. Not as a “X worked for Nvidia, so I should 100% do that” perspective.