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Cargo Cult Startups
The CEOs of these other start-ups were no different from Ross, either. They had all read the same Ayn Rand books. These chief executives shared the same quotes on Facebook as he did: “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” The leaders of these companies all preached the same verbiage as the Dread Pirate Roberts to
... See moreNick Bilton • American Kingpin: Catching the Billion-Dollar Baron of the Dark Web
The interesting thing is what they copied. They didn't really copy the code; they copied the implementation of how FogBugz works. But they missed what made us successful. They didn't really copy Joel on Software. And I think what's happening to those seven people right now is they are getting an object lesson that merely copying the product that an
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Peter Thiel has said that the best startups are like a cult that believes in something true.
sacks.substack.com • Your Startup Is a Movement
