"Don't You Know Who I Am?!" The Danger of Celebrity in Tech
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Talk argues that copying famous companies without context fails; cites Netflix has developers with root in production and explains why that works only with decade‑experienced hires, selective pay and culture. Shows Netflix uses Simian Army chaos monkey to shard failures and spent $768 million on R&D in one year, so resilience there is expensive. Uses a Department of Energy example and the cargo‑cult metaphor to prove why headline practices often break or bankrupt different businesses.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 3:37We trust people to do the right thing.
- 3:49Freedom and Responsibility
- 5:55CARGO CULT
- 13:44Configuration
- 27:25Never leave a talk feeling sad.
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