SUMMARY
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Feldman argues that organizations should remain willing to pursue difficult work as they scale.
- 1GrowthFeldman warns about increased risk aversion.
- 2ExecutionHe contrasts short release cycles and ambition.
- 3CultureHe values ambitious work.
Takeaways
- Growing organizations can become risk-averse.
- Short-term delivery can crowd out ambition.
- Feldman wants to preserve a willingness to experiment.
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Risk as a company grows
Cerebras leader Andrew Feldman says growing companies can become less willing to take the engineering risks they once took.
Cerebras leader Andrew Feldman says growing companies can become less willing to take the engineering risks they once took.
He contrasts ambitious engineering with focusing only on what can be delivered in the next revision.
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Protecting culture
Feldman says his company wants to preserve a culture willing to pursue difficult, extraordinary work even at the risk of failure.
Feldman says his company wants to preserve a culture willing to pursue difficult, extraordinary work even at the risk of failure.
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