That last bit struck a nerve to me. I think the dichotomy between "suits" and "geeks" really hurts a lot of companies.

A former boss loved mentioning things his "engineers" have accomplished when he's on teleconferences, but when he's upset at something done at the technical level, he refers to them as the "geek squad".

I see the same thing when I'm surrounded by the engineers. They all refer to management as "the suits" and speak condescendingly of non-engineering work.

This difference seems like it's transcended a bit in startup culture, which is one of the most attractive parts of it to me.