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Re: Ask HN: Startup acquired by a large company and it sucks. What to do?

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Post by mmcnl » Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 12:50 PM UTC

_skel wrote: post #37

> So I reach out to the manager and ask what is going on. This is a simple task, I said. Why does it take an entire quarter for your team to deliver? He doesn't have an answer. Your simple task, which you think would only take a few days to implement, is probably one request in a long queue of requests that team is dealing with. That means they won't be able to start on it for a long time. That team probably set up t…

Indeed. Large organizations have prioritization issues. You need to explain impact so the manager(s) can prioritize, don't discuss technicalities (known unknowns).

Re: Ask HN: Startup acquired by a large company and it sucks. What to do?

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Post by femiagbabiaka » Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 10:27 PM UTC

mbrodersen wrote: post #454

femiagbabiaka wrote: post #449

Earlier quoted context omitted.

do you work there? would be interesting to hear how you believe it's different and why. if not, then I think "just fine" is probably conjecture, and I'd imagine they have the same problems as everyone else at scale.

SpaceX clearly has no problems innovating and moving forward fast. Something you don’t see in more bureaucratic organisations. I saw an interview with astronauts who has worked for both NASA and SpaceX and they said that the big difference was that what would take a year for NASA took a day for SpaceX.

Sorry to say, but there are plenty of companies with absolutely atrocious internal cultures that still manage to innovate and move forward fast, I've had the misfortune of working for a few LOL

Re: Ask HN: Startup acquired by a large company and it sucks. What to do?

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Post by 1290cc » Sat, Jan 01, 2022, 11:32 PM UTC

Time to travel the well trodden path of leaving to start your own company that beats the pants off $LARGE_CORPORATION. I am certain your customers feel exactly the same way and are seeking alternatives.

Re: Ask HN: Startup acquired by a large company and it sucks. What to do?

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Post by mbrodersen » Wed, Jan 05, 2022, 10:10 PM UTC

femiagbabiaka wrote: post #462

mbrodersen wrote: post #454

Earlier quoted context omitted.

SpaceX clearly has no problems innovating and moving forward fast. Something you don’t see in more bureaucratic organisations. I saw an interview with astronauts who has worked for both NASA and SpaceX and they said that the big difference was that what would take a year for NASA took a day for SpaceX.

Sorry to say, but there are plenty of companies with absolutely atrocious internal cultures that still manage to innovate and move forward fast, I've had the misfortune of working for a few LOL

I can believe that. What does that have to do with working for a bureaucratic organisation? NASA innovates. It just takes forever compared with non-bureaucratic organisations.