It's so difficult to create a successful software product. Amazon has done it dozens of times. An exceptional record. Many great companies have been driven b

It's so difficult to create a successful software product. Amazon has done it dozens of times. An exceptional record. Many great companies have been driven by intensity and competition. The old days of Microsoft and Intel come to mind. An intense workplace will not appeal to everyone. No surprise. In the civil war, Grant was the first union general to consistently win battles. Politicians complained that Grant drank too much whiskey. Lincoln replied: “Tell me what brand of whiskey Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”