The skills to build at different pace layers are just different.

· Bits and Bobs 2/3/25
  • The skills to build at different pace layers are just different.
    • For example, the skill to make a good browser is very different from the skill to make a great web page.
    • So being great (culturally, skillset wise, experience-wise, etc) at one layer all else equal makes you worse at other layers.
    • An individual entity can't be great at multiple layers.
    • If one entity somehow does well at multiple pace layers, it's like winning the lottery independently twice.
      • If it happens, the entity likely has two sub-entities internally that are quite distinct so they can optimize their culture for the different pace layers.

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