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# [Three things small companies should not copy from big tech](https://pavelshadrin.hashnode.dev/three-things-small-companies-should-not-copy-from-big-tech?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Disclaimer: the ideas in this article are based purely on my personal experience working in big tech and smaller companies over the years and multiple conversations I’ve had with other people working in FAANG. Not all big companies out there do the t...

May 15, 2023 · 4 min read · pavelshadrin.hashnode.dev  
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[Yaroslav Spirin](https://hashnode.com/@yarspirin)

[May 16, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/three-things-small-companies-should-not-copy-from-big-tech/64624fe7501685615b198b0c/comment/64637a7d6e1565b8d2d488c0)

Totally agree, there are startups blindly copying practices from big tech without realizing it's really worth it