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Joel John
@joel_john95
A common thing I see among a lot of the people that built foundational tech (browser, the iPhone, esp the iPods, mac etc) - is 1. their identity is not tied to their work. strong personality/characteristic traits outside it 2. less low-entry barrier signaling (eg: hrs worked)
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Ken Kocienda
@kocienda
No. This is false. I helped to create two different billion-user projects at Apple: WebKit and iPhone. I was on these teams from the earliest stages and I never once came close to sleeping at the office. It’s not an essential part of doing great work. twitter.com/natfriedman/st…
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Joel John
@joel_john95
likely a function of 1. their age (usually they are 50+) and experience. they have seen a lot more than an average sub-30 person in tech today 2. their stage - billions of people have used what they built. less reason to compete on signaling.
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