> Between org structure, roadmap incentives, and limited risk budget, few engineers can take months to pursue ambiguous bets. > I can. It's weird to hear a co

> Between org structure, roadmap incentives, and limited risk budget, few engineers can take months to pursue ambiguous bets. > I can. It's weird to hear a company executive say essentially "this work is important, but our company has too much bureaucracy and risk aversion for a regular IC to spend time working on this, so I just do it myself." Like, maybe that means you should actually be spending your time removing those roadblocks, instead? It's no wonder why small companies innovate more than large companies. What is a wonder is, why many small companies intentionally make themselves more like large companies and lose their innovative spark as a result.