The Startup: Why Build the Extra Plumbing if You’re Going to Sell?

Jack Hawley, one of the smartest OD people I’ve ever known, once shared the Native American saying that “to travel fast Equipment, cables and piping as found inside of a modern industryou have to travel light.”

It applies to people (whether it’s actual luggage or their own personal baggage) but it also applies to startups and any other organizations.

The fact is that it’s hard to be nimble when you’re big, or small with lots of extra stuff that you’re carrying around.… Read the rest