Au Revoir

Post by gekawar » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 6:57 AM UTC

gerdesj wrote: post #266

romanhn wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a reason why most startups don't go big - burning vision is not even close to being the right formula for success. Running a company of 10 people is VERY different from running a company of 100, which is VERY VERY different from running a company of 1000. Just like precious few individual contributors are comfortable with and able to contribute meaningfully in this wide range of environments, it doesn't make…

"There is a reason why most startups don't go big" I think you are absolutely correct. I am the MD (CEO elsewhere) of an IT consultancy that is 18 years old. We have around 20 staff and t/o ~£1.5M. I like to sleep at night, I do have ambitions but they'll never be cool. Our business model will never set the world on light but we are one of many companies that you will never hear of that keeps the world turning. We ar…

Post by a3_nm » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 8:28 AM UTC

Chico75 wrote: post #79

chrisvalleybay wrote: post #24

I love the art made for the post. It's so emotional and powerful. The letter told the story, but the image made me feel the story. So simple, but yet so powerful. Also, @solomonstre has changed his Twitter profile picture. This is brilliant communication. He lets everyone know that he has moved on to other things, just from his profile picture. I think this is very interesting and clever.

Docker hired a famous french comic book artist for all their graphics: https://twitter.com/laurelcomics

Post by rjaco31 » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 10:20 AM UTC

a3_nm wrote: post #293

Chico75 wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Docker hired a famous french comic book artist for all their graphics: https://twitter.com/laurelcomics

I really enjoyed this long comic by Laurel https://commeconvenu.com/ . It's available online, but only in French I'm afraid... It's the story of how she came to the US for a startup with her boyfriend and how they found themselves in a more and more difficult situation with their cofounders. It's gripping, hilarious at times, and the art is outstanding.

Post by acjohnson55 » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 12:36 PM UTC

zupreme wrote: post #129

hartator wrote: post #23

It always amazes me how you can convince a founder/CEO is not right man for the job, and slowly push him away. Companies that succeed are driven by burning vision, not by day-to-day operation people. It might make feel the companies run smoother for some time, but day-to-day executives are harmful to a company core vision leading to boring companies if they manage to sustain profitability in the long run at all.

I disagree. This is EXACTLY why roles such as "Chief Operating Officer" and "Director of Operations" exist. You don't make your company succeed by giving up control. You hire people you do control who have the skills you lack.

Post by pas » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

rhacker wrote: post #74

sytse wrote: post #27

Thanks Solomon for creating the inflection point of the container revolution. I'm a bit puzzled about where docker as a company has to go. But the enthusiasm that was unleashed is without par.

I'm going to second this - docker has literally opened up pathways that very well be underpinning 80% of all new projects. Because of Docker I can bootstrap new employee's working environment in 5 minutes - everything is a container except they thing they are changing, commit, see.