Even so, it is highly improbable that Apple will do much more to be friendlier to platforms and creators unless the government forces them to. Why? They have a great business. Apple has a hardware monopoly over a specific set of consumers, and they’ve leveraged that into a monopoly on payments conducted on those devices.
Never hire people for “cultural fit.” What a pernicious term. Instead, hire insanely talented people for their “cultural contribution.” For how unique they are. For why they are different from you. For what they will add that you do not have.
Equity compensation offers the prospect of meaningful wealth to employees. However, tech workers should think of it as an investment, not a lottery ticket. For employees, this means considering risk, diversification, and taxes proactively. In turn, companies need to realize that the narrative of treating equity as a pledge of loyalty can ultimately... See more
The result? “As opposed to preserving and letting it run as it is, it just got really, really corporate. Politics, greed, all the horrible things that come with big corporations, slowly sort-of crept in,” said Percival.