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> One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn in life is that success has very little to do with engineering. The technical side needs to be just good enough t
by arach 12y ago
> One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn in life is that success has very little to do with engineering. The technical side needs to be just good enough to work. The rest comes down to marketing and networking.
My understanding is that Google started getting traction because the technology savvy crowd embraced the search engine early on. This was because the search engine was built on a technology foundation that was solid and delivered great results. I think all pieces must come together to achieve success (luck being a piece) but saying engineer had little to do with Google's success doesn't seem correct to me.
I disagree.
- timr 12y agoRead Steven Levy's book ("Inside the Plex"). It provides an alternative narrative to the one most engineers believe. In particular, it says that Google had good early traction from technology people, but the Yahoo deal is what made them mainstream.
- Chronic29 12y agoCorrect. Great engineering will get you a few users. Excellent business execution will put you on the map.
- nhstanley 12y agoFor those not old enough to remember, (I believe) this is the Google-Yahoo deal referenced: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2066171/Yahoo-Partners-With-Google http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2066171/Yahoo-Partners-...