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March 29, 2024 Yesterday, I've got a warning that unless I use my Google Voice account for outgoing calls, my Google Voice number will be taken away. For outgoing calls. And so I won't be able to receive calls and SMSs… Please, hold with me for a moment to see what It really says about modern Google as a company. 12 years ago, when I joined Google, it was very hard to get into the company. In fact, it was harder than to get admitted into Harvard. The company employed the smartest people in the world and it was very proud of that. And so were googlers. With that came trust and loyalty. Tens of thousands engineers were watching confidential TGIFs worldwide with nearly no leaks. And there was enough confidential stuff there, but… no leaks.The company trusted employees. The employees trusted the company. The company was loyal to the employees. The employees were loyal to the company. Did I mention, it was 12 years ago? A quick Universal Evolution 101 Reminder A friend of mine was t...

#KnowledgeEconomy #DiscoveryEconomy #ITManagement #Management #SocialNetworkEffects #UniversalEvolution This article explains why any knowledge economy company represents an evolutionary environment, why this is important, and how it works with the factors which affect the market fit of your company. The topic is most likely of interest for managers or CEOs. This is done using a computer simulation model. Really? Office Evolution? Yes. Check other articles on this site. There is a theory of universal evolution which applies generic principles of evolution to non-biological systems. It says that you have evolutionary environment whenever you have: A limited pool of resources, e.g. an ecological niche, audience or salary fund. A number of entities that compete for this pool of resources. Eventual demise and reproduction of these entities with sort of inheritance and mutations. A typical business satisfies all these conditions. It has: A limited salary and bonus fund. Employees compete fo...