Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
It takes enormous discipline to NOT try to scale something that's working.
But some things just don't scale -- and trying to do so can destroy the golden goose in the process.
Many entrepreneurially minded people can't help themselves from trying.
Because big businesses aren’t built on gimmicks. You can blitz your way through Sand Hill Road and spike up the App Store charts on gimmicks, but you can’t actually use them to replace Gmail, or Salesforce, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram. Even seemingly instant successes can’t become lasting companies without putting in the ... See more