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Joined 8 years ago
Joined 8 years ago
I bought my kid an iPad for Christmas and set up parental controls, then could not disable it without another iPad (which I don't have).
There are many forum threads concluding you just have to factory reset.
I couldn't believe how many little unintuitive things I bumped into setting it up.
In 14 years he probably also experienced great engineers come and go and start other successful businesses they very likely did not run exactly like Google.
Execs can't do this themselves because they don't have the information they need, and are trying to be predictable and compete in a market. So think about it as an ELI5 exercise where you're infantilizing up, or as it's more commonly and professionally referred to, managing up, or more plainly, helping the business make better decisions.
The bigger problem as I've seen it is engineers that don't see themselves as part of the business, either because of the culture or personal choice around lack of focus on soft skills.
All too often engineers spend zero time understanding the market and customers, and scaled agile, as it's typically implemented and managed, definitely doesn't help.
I think with a little critical thinking you can take your "the only" or "is about" statements and ask yourself if you can think of exceptions. You can, and easily.
I want a car, because I need a car. But put in a few bullet trains and offshoots, a business model for vehicles that enables access to a $100/month consumer fleet of shared vehicles so I can grab a truck, minivan, whatever as needed, and I will happily skip ownership.