Archive for April 29th, 2005
Hiring and Getting a Job is Obsolete
Paul Graham: Most CS undergrads hope to get a good job when they graduate. But as the age of startup founders creeps downward, I foresee an alternative path for the most ambitious: instead of going to work for Microsoft, start a startup and make Microsoft buy it to get you. This change will do more [...]
Entrepreneurship: Thinking And Doing
David Bayless: “To recall a quote I posted a week or so ago, ‘A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.’ Flawless execution of a vacuous idea yields little; pathetic execution of a dramatically different idea yields [...]
Franchising: Buying Your Way Into Business
Ron Ameln: Johnson purchased a Breadsmith franchise in 1998. Breadsmith is an upscale bakery chain specializing in crusty, European-style artisan breads baked fresh each day using all-natural ingredients. The business, located in Warson Woods, services retail and commercial clients with a variety of baked goods, including soft-crusted and specialty breads, cookies, muffins and sweets. “Buying [...]
