Reading this article in the WashingtonPost magazine about a start-up with interesting technology.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50140-2004Jun17.html


The writer makes it a good read for a very old story. Techies who believe in their vision, ignore what the market is telling them, and proceed to reinvent everything. They make rookie mistakes along the way, and will probably drown underneath their errors.

This is their first company, they're supposed to make rookie mistakes. What my complaint is, some mistakes are forgivable, others are not. Why spend time trying to establish the nuances that differentiate champions, when you can't even perform the basics?

Business is NOT school! You don't get a C for effort, nor are you rewarded for being 'correct'. Don't spend your time trying to calculate pi to the 100th digit when being able to plug in 3.14 is ENOUGH. Doing calculations to the 100th decimal point is nothing more than a form of mental masturbation.