[peter_d_sherman]

My key takeaways:

>"Only debate the non-linear. If there is a strong case to be made that a proposal will create some non-linear [positive] impact, then it is worth debating at some length. [...] As a concrete example, I would rather implement a self-service e-commerce platform for a company’s merchandising team, rather than make it easier for engineers to service a ticket to build a /products/hat/:id endpoint every 6 weeks."

Reminds me of the Joel Spolsky story about one of his employees, Noah Weiss:

"Thanks or No Thanks - A young employee came up with an idea that added a million dollars to our bottom line." (Inc. Magazine, Jan 2009)

https://www.inc.com/magazine/20090101/how-hard-could-it-be-t...

Apparently Noah debated creating a job board with Joel (Joel was originally against it) -- until he eventually got his way... and added a million dollars to Joel's company's bottom line...

Related: "Pick your battles"