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Herd behavior in CEOs is a very strong problem. It's one thing to make a mistake, but if you make a different unorthodox choice and something goes wrong then it looks especially bad.


One man's problem is another man's opportunity, I suppose.

There is a reason every product page usually has a reel showing what other well known companies 'trust' their solution. It works.


If everyone’s email is down then the ceo might grumble at the golf course and have a nice dinner to apologise from the sales reps next month.

If only your company is down then you’re made and fire the cto

If only your company is up then nobody notices as “the internet is down”.




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