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You weren't meant to have a boss

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Re: You weren't meant to have a boss

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Post by the_Tzar » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:00 PM UTC

bumzo wrote: post #310

Brilliant article and well documented. I have always believed that nature always has answers to very complex human queries and you brought this out well in comparing organisation structures with animals that thrive in the jungle and wilderness!! ... i like!

You should read about eckart wintzen -edit, with you I mean Paul Graham. He founded BSO - it-company- in the Netherlands, now known as part of Atos Origin, but lost it old strategy of staying small while growing big, but that old strategy is very interesting.

Re: You weren't meant to have a boss

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Post by akmits » Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 9:11 AM UTC

I think I found a middle ground before I started my startup. I spent about 10 yrs of early career in so called big companies. And I agree with most of what you said in article. That place is no good for creative programmers.

My middle ground was to "toy with my own ideas" in my own (and sometimes on company's ;)) time. While the big company job paid me well, my sharpness was maintained by own small projects.

10 yrs later, I couldn't take it anymore. I also had some cash and started my own startup. And needless to say, I think I am doing well. I also do not think growing big is goal of my startup.

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