Strong Culture, Insular Mindset
Strong Culture, Insular Mindset
Irwin's legacy is a strong engineering culture. This, for the most part, thrives. I like the underdog mentality that was developed through the history of CDMA.
Can get a bit insular and cocky at times within the company. We invented CDMA, but in other areas the company still needs to work on improving efficiency.
Sometimes people assume that every new business is going to be as successful as the CDMA licensing business, but I think people have to remember that things didn't just happen easily for Irwin and team. They had to really struggle to prove the efficiency of the technology, and even then there were some tough times for the company.
Be a little more humble at times. There are many areas that Qualcomm could improve from a technology side.
Be more nimble. The company is getting too comfy and cozy with all the licensing revenue. People assume in SD that it grows on trees.
Reward the outsiders who take big risks technologically.
Continue the pattern of treating engineers well; that is a great legacy for other companies to follow.
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