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Under 30 and On The Cutting Edge
conq writes "BusinessWeek has an interesting piece on cutting edge technology entrepreneurs under 30. From the article: 'Don't look at what the industry is doing,' Erchak says. 'Look at what they're not doing and focus on that. That's where the real disruptive technology comes from.'"
With our nation and our economy in such delicate balance, do we really want to disrupt things?
Not only "land of the free" but "land of the lawyers" who love a good old 1st amendment smackdown. Shihar 153932
is not that sharp according to Business Week :)
:)
After all, this guy is 31 and this guy is 30. Hell, at 37, I might be able to squeak by
So at 36 I'm over the hill and no good? Sheesh... I curse all those Baby Boomers who made being older than 30 a bad thing. They should've made it 64 instead.
I'm surprised we made it to 2006 without thinking of this.
This all makes sense because by age 30, most of us nerds are broken shells of mangled human flesh: Thick glasses, crooked spines, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure... long term effects of working in the high speed world of information technology.
And lets not forget about the stress-related impotence! How do you expect anyone to be innovative when they're out of libidious mojo?
We hit our mid-life crisis at age-15 when we spend all our allowance on the newest AMD chips, graphics cards, and video games.
I'm half way through my 20s and I'm not looking forward to being a grizzled and worthless dinosaur in the next 5 years... but such is the price we pay.
=P
(sorry to anyone over 30)
Capitalism: When it uses the carrot, it's called democracy. When it uses the stick, it's called fascism.
Advice: "Surround yourself with really, really smart people and don't be afraid to give them equity, because it's all about the team," says Sternberg.
Translation: Surround yourself with women at your workplace, and you are halfway there to actually getting a date.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
I would but I just turned 30, so im no longer allowed.
Any idea on if security apps will be big this year?
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[this] guy triple majors at Harvard, with his buddy from Jr. High, who is double majoring and they start a dating service... He He. Either venture capitalists are retarded, or these guys are too smart for humanity [not having any other information-- I think it's the prior].
...at your age, Mozart was already dead.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
I hope you're right. I just turned 30 a few weeks ago and am close to releasing my own disruptive technology that will hopefully start a new industry.
'Don't look at what the industry is doing,' Erchak says. 'Look at what they're not doing and focus on that. That's where the real disruptive technology comes from.'
Actually, that's incredibly stupid advice.
The industry is not making a Linux enterprise server which is powered by an exercise bike.
The industry is not making a faraday-shielded mobile phone antenna (safe for use in hospitals!)
The industry is not making a toilet with remote login.
The industry is not making an accessory for the two-player console fighter which castrates the loser with a piano wire.
The industry is not making caskets with built-in LCD monitors.
Which of those ideas will make me a millionaire the fastest?
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
The toilet.
Does the toilet have an open port? I'll just try to log on remotely and dump a file.
Saves time. This is a paperless transaction.
I'm working on that right now. We download the data with the Post Office Orifice Protocol (POOP for short). Its all part of our Sewer Hydraulics Information Technology platform.
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
I was astounded to encounter teen interns who looked astounded at the concept of sub-Gigahertz machines.
When I worked at Atari, the kids (18 to 20 years old) were generally astounded that I played Pong when it first came out long before mall arcades became popular and had an Atari 2600 in early 1980's. They were astonished that video games existed before the Sony Playstation. If that didn't throw them for a loop, another co-worker used to work on pen-and-paper games in the 1970's.
The industry is not making caskets with built-in LCD monitors. This has got to be the best idea. Think of it now, "Pimp My Casket" on MTV. Old folks get to pimp out their caskets b4 they die (think of them in wheelchairs towing along respirators and choosing bling to pimp out their casket). They can also put neon lights underneath the casket for that slick JDM look.