What Microsoft Is this the Altair Basic of? http://paulgraham.com/altair.html
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@paulg what if they were indeed lame, but the world changed in a favorable way? This happened to us nerds at one point :)
@dbasch Possible, but I can't think of an example. Cos have to make multiple decisions and it's unlikely they'd keep getting lucky.
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@paulg another interesting question is whether Bill Gates' legendary drive and relentlessness were clear to an astute observer back then. -
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@paulg I think my biggest mistake with startups has been overestimating the long-term drive / ambition / energy of the founders.
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