I read an article about McDonalds a while ago. One of the things that powered their early success and growth was an extremely small menu. The slim menu meant that the kitchen had little variety enabling everything to be done faster and cheaper.
A giant company with 50 products could plausibly have 50 teams, each of which is focussed on making its product the best it can be. So the “focus” doesn’t have to be lost at scale, its more like a bunch of different organisations under one umbrella.
I read an article about McDonalds a while ago. One of the things that powered their early success and growth was an extremely small menu. The slim menu meant that the kitchen had little variety enabling everything to be done faster and cheaper.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald%27s)
A giant company with 50 products could plausibly have 50 teams, each of which is focussed on making its product the best it can be. So the “focus” doesn’t have to be lost at scale, its more like a bunch of different organisations under one umbrella.