@StartupArchive_: Paul Graham: “In the best startups each founder is king of their own domain” “Woz was not a super forceful person, but …
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Paul Graham shares an insight about successful startups: each founder should be king of their own domain, using Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as an example where Woz controlled the product and Jobs handled the business.
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Paul Graham: “In the best startups each founder is king of their own domain”
“Woz was not a super forceful person, but he did not let Steve Jobs change anything about the Apple I computer. There was one thing [Jobs] wanted to change. I think fewer expansion slots. And Woz said no. Steve Jobs knew where the limits were.”
He continues:
“Woz didn’t give a damn about the business stuff, so Steve Jobs was off selling the thing and Woz built it. They were each masters of their own domain. That’s the model that works. That’s how you have multiple people who are each extremely effective without stepping on one another’s toes.”
Source: @twistartups @Jason (Mar 2014)
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