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> does it mean that if you sell something people actually want, literally nothing else matters about your intelligence, education, character, background, or any
by kyboren 6y ago
> does it mean that if you sell something people actually want, literally nothing else matters about your intelligence, education, character, background, or anything at all.
Yes, although I think more specifically s/want/are addicted to/. See also: Saudi Aramco and Facebook.
> What I'm beginning to think is that the "smarter," people are in a company, the less anyone will want their product.
Do you not think Apple and Google are composed of very smart people? Tesla and SpaceX don't make the cut?
- motohagiography 6y agoI'd posit Apple, Google and Tesla used growth and revenue to hire intellectual people, where we can see everywhere else that the majority of growth and PMF itself is independent of the intellectualism of the employees. It's a loose correlation. It may beg the question in regard to what smart/intelligent/intellectual might mean, but financial success and intellectualism certainly seem inversely correlated, with criminal businesses being the most polarized example.
- hamandcheese 6y agoGoogle still seems to be riding on their ad business. Their other products are very hit and miss. So yes, I think Google is a great example here.