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by wonnage 2003 days ago
Yeah, I wonder if flat orgs are similar to open plan offices in that they're a good idea when you're small, but don't scale. On paper it sounds nice if there's only 3 people between you and the CEO, but that often becomes an excuse to avoid implementing any process for bubbling ideas upwards. "We're a flat company, just go talk to the CEO!" doesn't work when there are a thousand people trying to talk to the same person.