The craziest part of this was that it was banking software. Every so often someone would inadvisedly suggest that banking customers weren't waiting on the edge of their seats for new features and really really really disliked bugs. Perhaps - the hapless engineer would suggest - companies like facebook weren't the greatest model for how our company should operate.

It was a good way to get your head bitten off.

Spoiler alert: it's not how FAANG operate.

The idea that FAANG are faster then your startup is absurd on its face. The revenue and legal risk is absolutely huge.

I think developers wouldn't mind practicing things just "because FAANG does it" as long as the employer also pays salaries equal to FAANG salaries.