Mental tenacity — and the ability to manage and even
thrive on and push through pain — is a key segregator
between the mortals and immortals
- Mary Wittenberg
I could argue Google has made only superficial improvements to it's search engine over the past 5 years. They tweak the algorithm, they change rankings, and they add "instant" search.I get the distinct feeling that Google has already reached, or is quickly approaching a technology barrier, where they simply don't know how to improve search any further before their competitors catch up. And...
Hypothetical Scenario:Your stealth startup has developed a radical technology that makes a wide range of other technologies obsolete almost overnight.A large number of companies could be out of business within 5 years.Do you:A) release it as open-source for maximum impactB) sell it at a high profit margin for slow adoption rateC) shop the technology around (goog,aapl,msft) before public...