> But even someone who makes pasta for a living and has the time doesn't likely have the skills to make pasta-making tools, which after all are made of steel an

> But even someone who makes pasta for a living and has the time doesn't likely have the skills to make pasta-making tools, which after all are made of steel and not wheat. Software is different because the tools we use are made of bits almost all the way down. The enterprise term for my mentality is vertical integration. It's an incredibly effective system of organization for an enterprise. Apple does it in many aspects with the iPhone; Google does it for software. Organizations that horizontally integrate often have cost duplications and mission sprawl, although they can often be generally effective as well - c.f. chaebol. I appreciate what you're saying, but the poster I applied to was inquiring about my mentality. I find that my mentality is to vertically integrate in my knowledge and life approach.