Uber did a great job of what they did. It's the superficial wannabe-ubers that did the silliest stuff versus Uber itself. For Google, hiring as many really smart people was essential because they were trying to do something really hard. And so if you really look at the decisions they made in context of history, it made a ton of sense.
When it comes to building a startup you’re never doing it entirely from scratch. Inspiration and ideas can come from a variety of places, including other successful startups. But there’s a thin line between borrowing smart ideas and copying them blindly - otherwise known as Cargo Culting.
In this episode Dalton and Michael break down the problem with Cargo Culting and offer advice on the right way to draw inspiration from other successful companies.
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