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"Mr CEO, the board has heard word that you are working on some sort of "insanely great" product, and requires clarity on whether you're booking the revenue from
by redler 6y ago
"Mr CEO, the board has heard word that you are working on some sort of "insanely great" product, and requires clarity on whether you're booking the revenue from this thing, whatever it is, into the current quarter, or next quarter -- and also how many quarters it will then take to invent the next insanely great product to follow. One insanely great product per year remains an acceptable cadence at least through 2022. Note that we require a launch in time for CES and we are under increasing pressure with our WalMart deal -- kindly recall your incentive package structure. Please advise."
- danaris 6y agoI mean, you jest, but look at how the tech press covered Apple for years, especially after Jobs' death: "Tim Cook should be fired, he hasn't brought out anything as world-changing as the iPhone in the two/five/eight years he's been CEO!" Not to mention "The iPad doesn't do these five incredibly specific things that Android tablets do, and one Android tablet maker says they'll be making one next year that's faster than the current model iPad!" So many people, even those who should absolutely know better, seemed to get caught in the trap of believing that a company—any company—can only be "viable" if it can constantly outdo itself and all its competitors.