Re:The bar for success in our industry is too low
by edw519 on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @01:08PM
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It still blows me away that David’s talk at Startup School 2008 was met with such enthusiasm (I know David was surprised too).
The content of his talk was not the main reason that it was met with such enthusiasm. (What he talked about was obvious and no one would disagree.)
It was his delivery that made it such a bit hit. His passion and conviction was easy to see. We could have easily read the talk on-line, but we go to these things to get the "whole story", the things that words alone do not convey. What a pleasure it was to see someone in his position so enthusiastic about his work. It's hard not to get caught up in the moment.
(The fact the he's the author of Rails and his liberal use of the f word to make his point also helped.)
The content of his talk was not the main reason that it was met with such enthusiasm. (What he talked about was obvious and no one would disagree.)
It was his delivery that made it such a bit hit. His passion and conviction was easy to see. We could have easily read the talk on-line, but we go to these things to get the "whole story", the things that words alone do not convey. What a pleasure it was to see someone in his position so enthusiastic about his work. It's hard not to get caught up in the moment.
(The fact the he's the author of Rails and his liberal use of the f word to make his point also helped.)