Multiple times throughout the conversation he would repeat sayings like, “we think that done is better than perfect” or “we move fast and break things” followed by stories of corporate folklore wherein engineers and employees exemplified those axioms. It was clear that employees who embodied these values were celebrated and held out as examples to the rest of the company.
One of Facebook’s mantras is “we move fast and break things”, eh? That’s pretty obvious, but I’m not sure why that’s considered a badge of honor. “The Other Guys” parodied this — the bad ass cops nab villains, but they also cause all sorts of destruction and mayhem in the process. An engineer who takes pride in causing mayhem for others is not an engineer I’d want working for me.
