It is not going to waste. Deep ideas are more durable than either code or startups, but they often take longer to have an impact. As an example, "Inventing on

It is not going to waste. Deep ideas are more durable than either code or startups, but they often take longer to have an impact. As an example, "Inventing on Principle" has inspired many people and companies to think more deeply about development environments, and to try implementing more speculative ideas. A skeptic can point out that much of that consequent work is of mixed quality, but that's just Sturgeon's Law. What matters is that more people will think better thoughts about more important problems. And that's certainly occurring as a result of Victor's talks and essays.