I was ready to hate this article based on the title - I presumed it was a typical "PMs are dumb, all your company needs is smart engineers who rule the world" piece. But it wasn't that, and the author nails the problem pretty much perfectly.

But: The author hand-waves the solution into oblivion:

"There’s an alternative model that works. You hire everyday great people. Each one needs to be great at something, obsessed by their craft, and driven by quality. You then put them together in a team, without individual responsibilities, ensuring that there’s minimal overlap in areas of greatness. And you pay them to have fun doing what they love doing, in exchange for putting their time and skills at the service of your company."

I mean, come on. That sounds lovely but can anyone point to a successful company larger than 100 people where that actually works in practice? (HOW could it work in practice?)