Seems clear to me that the original advice was, "don't make something that only dorks would like," i.e. don't make it overly complicated. He then took that les

Seems clear to me that the original advice was, "don't make something that only dorks would like," i.e. don't make it overly complicated. He then took that lesson and applied it to other parts of his business that don't really have anything to do with "dorks" necessarily. I think the original advice is valuable since it goes against the instincts of most hackers.