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When you run a technology company you have to take your shots, and sometimes that means losing hundreds of millions of dollars. I call it tuition. You either adapt to new technology, disruptive or not, or die with “this is the way we’ve always done it.”
Born to Be Wired
John Malone
As a businesslike man, he would pile up a mound of flints at the turn of the path and knock one away every time he passed to ensure he made a predetermined number of circuits without having to interrupt his train of thought. Five turns around the path amounted to half a mile or so. The Sandwalk was where he pondered. In this soothing routine, a sense of place became preeminent in Darwin’s science. It shaped his identity as a thinker.
On the Link Between Great Thinking and Obsessive Walking
lithub.com
Code Is About 10% Of Your Business. Maybe Less.
Are you considering starting up a business because you wish to work on wonderfully interesting technical problems all of the time? Stop now — Google is hiring, go get a job with them. 90% of the results of your business, and somewhere around 90% of the effort, are caused by non-coding activities: dealing with pre-sales inquiries, marketing, SEO, marketing, customer support, marketing, website copywriting, marketing, etc.
Running a Software Business on 5 Hours a Week | Kalzumeus Software
kalzumeus.com
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