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" "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

Just because you don't need management doesn't mean you don't need leadership.

Right, "nobody's job is essential...well except mine, of course."

Good managers lead.

Not every leader is a good manager.

Companies are required to have a CEO, as (famously) Gabe Newell does.

Zappos doesn't; it's a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon. They could all just be subordinate to Jeff Bezos.

Does the fact that it's a subsidiary mean it's not a company?

Otherwise, what separates a subsidiary from just being another team? I assume the difference is that a subsidiary can be legally considered to be a company on its own altogether, but I'm not a lawyer. If it is though, then assuming companies need a CEO, Zappos still needs one.

Depends. Someone has to sign the contracts. And to be the top dog legal wise. We don't have good legal framework that endorses flat corporations. Yet.

That's still rather different than a company with a hierarchy several levels deep.

I am wondering this too. Is it flat with a handful of executives on top?

Someone has to talk to the investors though, right?

bill in maintenance will take on that role.