Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me … they live in their heads. They’re almost like artists. In fact, the very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone …. I’m going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: Work alone… Not on a committee. Not on a team.
Steve Jobs on Startups
“I hate it when people call themselves ‘entrepreneurs’ when what they’re really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell or go public, so they can cash in and move on. They’re unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in business.”
Belgian Apple resellers continue to be a great source of entertainment. Now premiering a brand new iPhone! (Taken with instagram)
Android is the best example of how a company can use open source to build up interest and community participation, while running a very tight commercial model.
