There is some great advice in Getting Real, but I don't remember being particularly influenced by it. I was more influenced by Ricardo Semler's book Maverick. A

There is some great advice in Getting Real, but I don't remember being particularly influenced by it. I was more influenced by Ricardo Semler's book Maverick. And by wanting to build a company that I myself would want to work for, regardless of anything anyone else has to say. That has driven nearly every decision.