On: Success, and Farming vs. Mining

[donnyg107]

I don't think this writer has much opposition to the sale of a company itself, but the attitude with which many founders are creating their companies. I think he's using recent results to establish that usual pretense for many startup is not very pure or quality oriented. I think he'd acknowledge that selling a startup is often the right choice, but creating a startup with no care for quality or long term product stability is not.

[pacohn → donnyg107]

I agree. I think the article speaks to the founder and his/her vision and intent rather than the product.

Sometimes the planted flag is much different from the fully implemented product.