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The compilation itself is great, but I think we (in the tech community) suffer too much from tunnel vision and this headline seems to be an example of that. The
by thematt 14y ago
The compilation itself is great, but I think we (in the tech community) suffer too much from tunnel vision and this headline seems to be an example of that. These may be the world's best tech entrepreneurs, but there are much more successful people out there building businesses, risking capital and creating wealth outside of the vacuum of silicon valley. People that are building actual business and selling products that people use -- not a bunch of VC's rolling the dice with other people's money.
- pg 14y agoWhat do you consider to be the difference between Apple and an actual business?
- charleshaanel 14y agoExcellent point. There was a HBR article a while back that underscored this point. That the most successful companies (and entrepreneurs) in part took best practices from one industry and applied to their own. One amazing example of this is the porn industry. If you call yourself a tech entrepreneur and haven't spent any time actually studying the way the porn/adult industry operates - you are way behind. That industry is always at leas 5+ years behind. Doubt this? Go to the way back machine (if it's available, lol) for some of these companies 5 (even 10 years ago) and see how they marketed their product. The sales funnel, the payment processing, everything. Even micropayment and such - they know what they are doing.