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On point by @noam. There was a secret "4hr weekday" @Google for many - gym/yoga:8-9AM;shower+eat:9-10; work:10-noon;lunch+coffee:noon-2PM;work:2-4;sports/classes: 4-5;take bus back. I knew a guy who took the last google-bus out of SF (10AM) and 1st bus back from MTV (4PM) for yrs https://t.co/N91Df2P84Q
— Hemant Mohapatra (@MohapatraHemant) February 18, 2021
There’s no such thing as a startup within a big company. At a startup your competitive advantage is your speed, freedom from legacy & fast feedback loops. At a big company your advantages are your brand and distribution (sales, bundling, etc).
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) February 18, 2021
These are fundamentally different.
A fascinatingly candid post about what happens when you get acquired by a big company. Which also, incidentally, implicitly explains how startups can beat big companies. https://t.co/A9AkVev9y6
— Paul Graham (@paulg) February 17, 2021
Some important lessons on acquiring a company and keeping it independent vs integrating: https://t.co/Ddy3jx4lvQ
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) February 18, 2021
"I would say that the signal to noise ratio is what wore me down.
— Garry Tan (@garrytan) February 18, 2021
You need to be able to answer the 'what have I done for our users today' question with 'not much but I got promoted' and be happy with that answer to be successful in Corp-Tech." —@noamhttps://t.co/l8T1JN40g3
Waze is Google's only real social network outside of yt. @chamath should carve it out and take it public. https://t.co/VnISJ31sZW
— Reilly Brennan (@reillybrennan) February 18, 2021
Why There’s No Such Thing as “A Startup Within a Big Company” Waze, YouTube and Other Lessonshttps://t.co/dUNXF5sGfc
— ???☕️ (@hunterwalk) February 17, 2021
This is so so good. You could replace "tech" and "founder" in some sections and replace with many other sectors and executive/C-level roles. This piece rings so true on many levels. Thanks for sharing @jewelmelanie !! https://t.co/eC0GiCpG89
— Kat Cole (@KatColeATL) February 18, 2021
Endless meetings in fluorescent lighting. Never again. By @noam:
— Shripriya Mahesh (@Shripriya) February 18, 2021
If I had to summarize it, I would say that the signal to noise ratio is what wore me down. We start companies to build products that serve people, not to sit in meetings with lawyers.https://t.co/RU2eWSB7iB
This is a great post as is clicking through and reading Noam Bardin, Waze founder’s post. The benefit of startups - agility, flexibility, opportunity, dreaming big. The benefit of big companies - foundations, stability, massive scale, being big and dreaming bigger. https://t.co/kmp9iqsZpl
— Josh Elman ?? (@joshelman) February 18, 2021
It's stories like this that solidify my belief in ”Death as the exit strategy". Acquisitions are a way to make yourself and your team wealthy, but they are an easy way to kill your company/culture/mission. I would take more freedom over more money any day. https://t.co/eRs63SYAic
— Amir Salihefendić (@amix3k) February 18, 2021
It's been two week since I left Google and I keep getting asked “why did I leave now”? I think the better question is “why did I stay for so long”? When Waze was acquired by Google, most of the people who know me did not believe I would las... 280/16,532 https://t.co/TLdBpkg1yO
— Noam Bardin (@noam) February 17, 2021
https://t.co/Xo1Yq0WCZk Waze CEO가 구글에서의 경험을 적었는데 스타트업과 대기업 간의 차이를 아주 훌륭하게 요약한 듯
— minchul park (@summerlight00) February 18, 2021
Wow @noam nailed it: https://t.co/CBxLyF3UvF
— Ian Andrews (@IanAndrewsDC) February 18, 2021
"Why there's no such thing as a startup within a big company"... I've heard the "startup w/in a big company" trope many times. Ive never seen it work. Good intentions of the employees aside they never get around the real challenges https://t.co/M92G6QWjHy
— Rowan 9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ ??? (@rowantrollope) February 18, 2021
Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Startup Within a Big Company’ Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Startup Within a Big Company’ https://t.co/7hyU3t3Llj
— Jonathan Greechan (@jonnystartup) February 18, 2021
Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? https://t.co/jshZceNoWg // a very interesting article from @noam leaving google/waze, you need to read it if you are thinking GAFAM is the best place to work pic.twitter.com/gfC40Yfliq
— Quentin '?' ADAM (@waxzce) February 19, 2021
Love this piece from ex-CEO of Waze. Not being able to say shit, having to care about mundane things like privacy, faulting people for wanting a semblance of life...
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) February 18, 2021
This sentence rings so true...
"everyone working in the tech space is SUPER LUCKY."https://t.co/DWui3X44zk
An amazing insight from the former CEO of Waze on the challenge of trying to retain independence after being acquired.
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) February 17, 2021
At a big company the product is a tool to advance the employees career, not a passion, mission or economic game changer like at a startuphttps://t.co/zAIVZAGaEA
Few founders enjoy the corporate environment after their company gets acquired & @noam is no different - great recount of the cultural differences between a startup (Waze) & big tech (Google). https://t.co/fo0nkOUXnD
— Boris Wertz (@bwertz) February 19, 2021
Great piece by @hunterwalk, amplifying the blunt & honest post from @noam about Waze / Google. Worth reading both.
— Adam Nash (@adamnash) February 19, 2021
“Why there’s no such thing as a startup within a big company”https://t.co/9wKe6JqrFH
"When someone tells you that there’s an opportunity to “build a startup within a big company,” don’t believe them. It’s just not true" https://t.co/odSMu40RFa
— Jonathan Abrams (@abrams) February 18, 2021
One of @hunterwalk best. I’ve been in many variations of “startup within a big company.” Never true. In the most successful one, as soon as we started doing really well, the execs fought to put us in their orgs. You can guess what happened next. https://t.co/XK4p0t6rpu
— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) February 18, 2021