Hacker News·4 min read·medium
Successful Companies Go Blind
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The article uses the biological evolution of the Mexican cavefish to explain 'competence blindness' in successful companies. It argues that rapid growth and insular hiring practices cause companies to lose the ability to recognize and foster the traits that originally made them successful.
The Mexican cavefish kept its eye genes for over a million years after the eyes themselves disappeared . Something similar happens to companies once they achieve success.
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