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Colin Percival is another classic example of someone being brilliant in their field, but a mediocre businessperson. This happens a lot; probably the most common
by thaumaturgy 16y ago
Colin Percival is another classic example of someone being brilliant in their field, but a mediocre businessperson. This happens a lot; probably the most common examples are great chefs that open restaurants and bakeries only to find that actually running such things requires a set of skills that they don't really have, or are interested in acquiring.
(edit: I say that even though I don't even possess the aptitude necessary to fully respect his skills; he's a genius, and that's not a word I ever use lightly. I just hate to see a great work of engineering, like Tarsnap, languish in relative anonymity because it's poorly handled as a business.)
- JacobAldridge 16y agoI get to work everyday helping some of the many brilliant individuals you discuss, who are mediocre business people. It's surprising how many don't recognise that business skills are just as important as their technical skills (though, for the most part, easier to learn). It is super exciting sometimes running my business, helping give transfer some of those business skills that change their lives and those of their customers. And I can't / don't speak about Colin in this comment.