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McLaren Stanley Profile picture
McLaren Stanley
@StanTwinB
Principal Engineer @Amazon, formerly @Uber, @Twitter, @Microsoft, and @_BottleRocket. Wine Enthusiast. @StanTwinB@macaw.social
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Dec 10, 2020 • 63 tweets • 13 min read
Alright folks, gather round and let me tell you the story of (almost) the biggest engineering disaster I’ve ever had the misfortune of being involved in. It’s a tale of politics, architecture and the sunk cost fallacy [I’m drinking an Aberlour Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch] The year was 2016. Donald Trump was not yet the President therefore the #DeleteUber movement hadn’t happened yet. TK was still the CEO, we were still in the hyper growth phase of international rollout, public sentiment was overwhelmingly positive, Uber was riding high.