Thoughts from Startup School
I had a great time at Startup School 2008 yesterday. It was inspiring, entertaining, and educational.
Whenever I listen to people speak, my initial thought is “Well, that’s just common sense”; but since then, in reading coverage of the day and thinking back, there were a few points that I especially appreciated and are worth republishing.
- Michael Arrington - Constant snarkiness isn’t good for you or for the community, don’t do it!
- Jeff Bezos - Focus on your product and customers versus reacting to your competitors (and I was happy to finally hear his trademark VLL in person!)
- Paul Buchheit - Listen, Decode, Interpret, Understand
- Paul Graham - Don’t just ‘not be evil’, Be Good!
- Peter Norvig - Data is more flexible than code.
