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The below linked post by Tobias Peggs describes the post-acquisition experience of their startup, and adjustment to working in a very large organization, and th
by redtexture 13y ago
The below linked post by Tobias Peggs describes the post-acquisition experience of their startup, and adjustment to working in a very large organization, and the effort to get changes and new things out the door.
There are a lot more groups of people and interests to consult with, so work is more of a process. Akin to getting a legislative bill through multiple committees, hearings, amended, voted on, and maybe signed into law.
Alignment. Consensus. Relationship building. Finding the best people in the various departments and learning from them. Dealing with big scale. Have the best possible job title: you cannot avoid that it is part of your reputation.
It's best to have multiple projects to be working on, so that having one project stalled for reasons that are not in your control is not the end of all of your project actvity.
"Just got acquired? 10 adjustments to make when working for a Big Co." (November 26, 2012)
http://tobiaspeggs.tumblr.com/post/36598440323/just-got-acquired-10-adjustments-to-make-when-working http://tobiaspeggs.tumblr.com/post/36598440323/just-got-acqu...