The biggest big company problem is the lack of focus slows everything down. The ability to execute is there, but the focus is not. Start ups will attempt to manage 20 products and services at once, and that feels like too much, where big companies attempt to launch 200 new products, 80 new services, 40 special partnerships, 750 pet projects, 380 special events, 30 broad initiatives, plus the CEO mandate of the week ... all while maintaining support for 3100 legacy products and acquisitions ... the result is everyone is very busy yet unfocused. Too much context switching at all levels, too many works in progress get blocked on waiting for other teams to contribute their part.

Second challenge of big companies: trying to keep up with all of the latest project code names which change on a weekly basis.