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> Startups ship more per person than big companies – everyone knows this.

Startups can quickly change alignment to make the company work. They can throw more spaghetti at the wall to see when it's done.

> But how do you retain that advantage as you scale?

Once the company figures out what works, you'll want to put people and processes in place to keep it working. That means bureaucracy. That slows change. Intentionally.

In big commercial kitchens no one throws spaghetti at the wall. That's waste.




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