The frontend team case in point didn&#x27;t actually have any managers. That&#x27;s complicated because what you&#x27;re buying there is a group of people with already-set practices and that works well together - if you&#x27;re not careful, you&#x27;ll end up with a &quot;silo&quot; that just doesn&#x27;t communicate with the rest of the company.<p>That kind of thing happens when a big company acquires a small startup, for instance (and it&#x27;s the main reason I always see acquisitions&#x2F;acquihires failing spectacularly) - again, all anedoctal...