Ironic story about Intel. What he described is exactly what happened to Intel after Grove left, first by missing mobile (by not investing in RISC/low power chips and instead trying too hard to stick to x86), and later by missing AI. The should have spun out foundery services to compete with TSMC over a decade ago. Of course, seeing this now is obvious but seeing it ahead of time is difficult.
Mt Everest — from a climbing challenge to recreational tourism? I don't think so. Approximately 7,000+/- humans have climbed Everest, and 340+/- climbers have died on the mountain. About 1 in 20 aspirants gave their lives to the challenge. (A lot of Instagram photos are untaken.) And why have so many tried? IMO, it concerns the aspirational aspects of "Want." There is a need/want to be recognized. With 8,000,000,000,000 people in the world, it is increasingly difficult to be recognized. But you can do things that don't require extraordinary intelligence, unique athletic ability, or special talents — run a marathon, jump into the Artic Ocean wearing only your Speedo, skydive from an airplane in Kenya, or take an Instagram photo atop MT Everest.
Ironic story about Intel. What he described is exactly what happened to Intel after Grove left, first by missing mobile (by not investing in RISC/low power chips and instead trying too hard to stick to x86), and later by missing AI. The should have spun out foundery services to compete with TSMC over a decade ago. Of course, seeing this now is obvious but seeing it ahead of time is difficult.
Mt Everest — from a climbing challenge to recreational tourism? I don't think so. Approximately 7,000+/- humans have climbed Everest, and 340+/- climbers have died on the mountain. About 1 in 20 aspirants gave their lives to the challenge. (A lot of Instagram photos are untaken.) And why have so many tried? IMO, it concerns the aspirational aspects of "Want." There is a need/want to be recognized. With 8,000,000,000,000 people in the world, it is increasingly difficult to be recognized. But you can do things that don't require extraordinary intelligence, unique athletic ability, or special talents — run a marathon, jump into the Artic Ocean wearing only your Speedo, skydive from an airplane in Kenya, or take an Instagram photo atop MT Everest.
Only the creative survive...and that's terrifying. Am I creative enough?
Yep, spot-on...although it is tough to ignore the masses
Thank you, Mike. Happy New Year!
Happy new year Tom! Another great post. All my best - Mike