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"Strange definition"? Isn't that literally what I said, that it changes definitions with age (and focus)? Which of those companies still have the influence the

"Strange definition"? Isn't that literally what I said, that it changes definitions with age (and focus)? Which of those companies still have the influence they did at their peak? If you've got a startup, growth mindset, you're growing or you're dying. And even growth in revenue, headcount, profit, etc, can lag growth in relevance by decades. Got any interesting new GE projects on your radar you'd want to work on that you think will be relevant in 20 years? Do you think Paul Graham of twenty years ago would've called GE unkillable? It's the difference in ambition and goals that leads to one person loving to take over today's Microsoft (or Reddit) and another - probably much younger person - wanting to start tomorrow's.

dghlsakjg 3y ago
> Which of those companies still have the influence they did at their peak? Facebook is accused of having way too much influence on society as a whole on a constant basis. MS is the money and computing power behind the hottest AI technology on earth. With Azure and AI they are arguably more influential than at any other time. GM runs Cruise, which is busy inventing self driving cars and implementing the rules. They are also the largest manufacturer in the US. Hardly uninfluential. > Got any interesting new GE projects on your radar you'd want to work on that you think will be relevant in 20 years? Floating wind turbines, automated grid controls, efficient jet engines, 3d printed jet engine parts, advanced mobile medical imaging at sports events, modular nuclear reactors all seem like they might be relevant 20 years from now.