Netflix, Democracy, and ~Operational Excellence
Why Netflix's approach to complexity – going all the way back to 2001 – creates better results.
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Activist Presentations & Corporate Structure
TLDR: Activist investors want lean SBUs, and they don't love that matrix
Why Does DARPA Work?
A few standout practices: Opacity; Outsourcing for stronger internal networks; Deep technical reviews of ongoing programs.
Shopify's Meeting Diet
Shopify cancelled 76,500 hours of meetings. I think that's great.
Are.na's About Page
Are.na is a place to collect content and work on ideas in private or with others – and their About Page is as good as I've seen.
John Collison on Stripe's Org Design
Three takeaways: the power of small, coherent teams; speed as a quality of life metric; focusing on the value of the marginal team.
Aviation: Not Easy
From the chronicles of “Easier Said Than Done, Airline Edition”: five lessons on innovation and the future of organizing.
The Awesome Science of Cheetos
Lots of interesting stuff lately on the internet about food. The first is from the trailing end of a meandering piece on The Awl about a “McWorld” in Times Square. The author is suggesting the eponymous fast-food giant build a Disneyland/Mecca for Big Mac lovers in NYC, with a