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> That's why a very small group of "rockstars", or even an individual, can run circles around mediocre teams of any size. They can (and do) in the case of a tr
by strlen 17y ago
> That's why a very small group of "rockstars", or even an individual, can run circles around mediocre teams of any size.
They can (and do) in the case of a true technology company. Lot of early stage Internet start-ups aren't yet technology companies (the modus operandi is "do the simplest thing that could possibly" vs. "build a technological advantage that others can't").
- moe 17y agoI'd argue that "building the simplest thing that could possibly" is amongst the hardest tasks available. A veteran has an arsenal of tools and knows which shortcuts to avoid even under pressure. An aspiring hacker usually has a single tool and under pressure will take all shortcuts he can find.