> Meanwhile, in real companies, you have to wait 2 months or more to access an API endpoint in preprod.

> To setup a cross business kubernetes cluster will take 2 years with unknown results.

Do you seriously believe those times will not go down 95% if the CEO pushes for it to get done yesterday because it will save the company millions in expenses?

You get it. Given sufficient incentives, processes and systems become potentially more malleable, and hard requirements can become optional. Speed is a function of appetite, will, and resources.