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That is, if you're a traded company. And to parent's parent, that is, if you have investors. It's the assumption that the most noteworthy prize is "$$$" that I
by thomasmallen 18y ago
That is, if you're a traded company. And to parent's parent, that is, if you have investors. It's the assumption that the most noteworthy prize is "$$$" that I think needs to be reconsidered, but that of course depends on who's in the company and what their priorities are.
If what you're doing is significant, I think that at some point profits will be a given if you stay small and nimble.
- mattmaroon 18y agoI don't think it's impossible to have fun while still attempting to build a profitable enterprise. Most startuppers I know seem to enjoy the process enough that they would just do another one if their current one tanked. It beats working a job by a long shot.
- fallentimes 18y agoYES I've had roughly 30 jobs in my life and this is easily the best one. I would do another startup in a heart beat - hopefully I won't have to.
- 13ren 18y agoMeaningful innovation: We are the technology company that invents the useful and the significant. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/corpobj.html http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/corpobj.html Less true of HP today, but they arguably started this silicon valley thing, Woz wanted to work for them, etc. The "Built to Last" companies tended to be about something meaningful, not just naked profit (but profit as well).