“A great stagnation warning sign during 1.0 is when someone decides to create an organization chart defining “This is who does what”. Now, investors and outside parties need this org chart to get a sense of whether you’re real or not, but your 1.0 team does not. The whiteboard in the corner of the room, which lists who is doing what, is your org chart. The definition and hierarchy an org chart portrays is the first step in creating a culture of secrecy in your org. That might work for Apple, but you’re not Apple, yet. You’re hope and hard work.”
—Michael Lopp #
Archive for August, 2010
“It was as if his head perched on the bedpost all night now and in the terribly early A.M. when Hal’s eyes snapped open immediately said Glad You’re UP I’ve Been Wanting To TALK To You and then didn’t let up all day, having at him like a well-revved chain-saw all day until he could finally try to fall unconscious, crawling into the rack wretched to await more bad dreams. 24/7’s of feeling wretched and bereft.”
—David Foster Wallace #
