"Developers, Developers, Developers..." It reminds me that we as developers are the king makers in the platform wars. Developers that make killer apps make the

"Developers, Developers, Developers..." It reminds me that we as developers are the king makers in the platform wars. Developers that make killer apps make the platform the standard which in turn makes the platform makers very, very rich. The best quote of Startup School for me was from Sam Altman (paraphrased): "The VC's know that there's nothing quite so powerful in Silicon Valley as a developer who knows how to make a great product." I'd add that the platform makers know that, too.