Extracts from the article:
“Some of the most successful companies in the world have been founded by a two person team - Microsoft with Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Apple with Steven Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Adobe with John Warnock and Charles Geschke, Google with Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Having more than a single intelligent, logical, entrepreneurial person at the top ends up creating an environment that is far more productive and efficient.”
“I had the habit of reading every book or article that I could lay my hands on - technology, business, management, time-management, biographies etc. The primary advantages of learning by yourself are (1) you can focus solely on the areas that interest you the most, (2) you can learn at a much faster pace, (3) you can learn directly from the best subject-matter experts in the world by reading books and articles written by them.”
“Authority is decentralized. Hierarchy is purely structural in nature. Every employee has the authority to make independent decisions with respect to their work. My job is merely to make available and accessible the right training and knowledge, the best tools and resources, and the information that an individual needs to make better decisions. I try to spend a significant portion of my personal time towards Human Resources. When the majority of the people within the company pro-actively make decisions by themselves, the growth rate increases significantly.”
