I think there is a similar fallacy for how we consider engineering organizations. Many of today’s “best practices” have been drawn from long-established internet companies like Google. However, the problem with copying their current practices on the basis of their success is that most of those companies found near-invincible business models that... See more

No one likes over-complexity. So why does it seem to abound on the Chinese web? I think the main problems here are low awareness of web usability and a culture of duplication. There is an incredible amount of copy-catting that goes on between Chinese websites. One guy does a text-heavy design on a site that become popular, the next guy is

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It should not be too surprising, then, that many companies could probably fire ~80% of their teams and still be okay. It should not be surprising when you join a company and realize most of your coworkers are incompetent. It should not be surprising to use a mediocre software product. The teams are mediocre!