> Software is eating the world, and doing so using smaller and smaller teams. WhatsApp was able to disrupt the global SMS industry with only a few dozen enginee

> Software is eating the world, and doing so using smaller and smaller teams. WhatsApp was able to disrupt the global SMS industry with only a few dozen engineers. Small teams can have a big impact because software development (and deployment) has improved dramatically over the past decade. While this is true, I'm coming to realize more and more that a lot of would-be highly needed disruption is just not feasible because laws and monopolies are standing in the way, much of it due to lobbying and sometimes patents. It's sad.