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There are many private companies that operate under this model, and they’re usually small to medium sized (<250 people). The success of these companies often depends on their area of expertise and leadership.




And how cheaply they can compete…

Or what specialized niche they address

Unfortunately what is a “specialization” these days that broadly applicable enough that it isn’t a commodity? Front end? back end? Mobile? “DevOps” [sic]? AWS?

None of those are.


"Broadly applicable" is always in tension with "niche".



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