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YC says they are looking for the next Steve Jobs (http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html). The most oft-cited reason for Stev
by thaumaturgy 14y ago
YC says they are looking for the next Steve Jobs (http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html). The most oft-cited reason for Steve Jobs' success was his ruthless attention to detail in all aspects of design, even when others didn't think it mattered (e.g., http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=PC_Board_Esthetics.txt http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story...).
I doubt that "the next Steve Jobs" would spend $200 at 99Designs for his company's first impressions.
- eli 14y agoWhat percentage of Apple's budget do you imagine was spent on marketing in the pre-Apple II years? I bet it was pretty small compared to what was spent on product development. The Apple I didn't come with a keyboard or a case. It was not much to look at from a visual design standpoint.
- garry 14y agoThis is a dangerous example of cargo culting. What is right for Apple is not always right for every startup on the planet.
- thaumaturgy 14y agoYou're saying this in a thread that was started by pg citing Google as an example of what is right. Furthermore, YC is specifically looking for "the next Steve Jobs". I did not choose Apple as an example of what is right; they did. I merely pointed out that the advice re: design conflicted with what they claim to be looking for.