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In a strange way I'm sort of hopeful the MBAs of the world continue to make these mistakes. In today's world of technology they are out of their depth and in m
by datashovel 11y ago
In a strange way I'm sort of hopeful the MBAs of the world continue to make these mistakes. In today's world of technology they are out of their depth and in my opinion in most cases are no longer qualified to be in the positions they've traditionally held.
- Nicholas_C 11y agoThese us vs. them statements regarding MBAs on HN are ridiculous. And your broad generalization of MBAs as technologically inept is ridiculous as well.
- datashovel 11y agoI empathize with your point of view. While I don't want to say this "broad generalization" applies to ALL scenarios, I will say that even today (in my experience) the "broad generalization" applies in MOST scenarios. I don't know how up to speed you are with how Twitter was. There was a point in time that they were infamous for their callous "slaying" of 3rd party vendors. I can't say I followed this story rigorously, but even a passive bystander understood Twitter was not about their ecosystem. They were about Twitter. I don't think it's a hopeless situation, but in my mind the only real path forward is a world where the largest tech companies build up their ecosystem and embrace 3rd party innovation and ingenuity, and not putting their heads into a guillotine when it suits them.