Comments on: Matt Mullenweg puts it in perspective http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/05/10/matt-mullenweg-puts-it-in-perspective/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:14:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: George Tsiolis http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/05/10/matt-mullenweg-puts-it-in-perspective/#comment-257168 George Tsiolis Fri, 11 May 2007 02:32:36 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/05/10/matt-mullenweg-puts-it-in-perspective/#comment-257168 Kudos to Matt. If you focus on doing a great job for your customers, the money will take care of itself in the end. On the other hand, if you strictly focus on the money, you end up making self-serving decisions that give you little, if any, chance of succeeding. Mathew, Matt's philosophy is further support of something I've been pounding the table about since Mesh '06. Specifically, far too much attention in Web 2.0 has been given to "cool" and far too little on "real". As the geeks start to learn that the overnight billionaire model is a myth, we'll start to see more of a focus on real. Then, you'll see Web 2.0 jump the shark. Best, George Kudos to Matt. If you focus on doing a great job for your customers, the money will take care of itself in the end.

On the other hand, if you strictly focus on the money, you end up making self-serving decisions that give you little, if any, chance of succeeding.

Mathew, Matt’s philosophy is further support of something I’ve been pounding the table about since Mesh ‘06. Specifically, far too much attention in Web 2.0 has been given to “cool” and far too little on “real”.

As the geeks start to learn that the overnight billionaire model is a myth, we’ll start to see more of a focus on real. Then, you’ll see Web 2.0 jump the shark.

Best,
George

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/05/10/matt-mullenweg-puts-it-in-perspective/#comment-257152 Rob Hyndman Fri, 11 May 2007 01:21:24 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/05/10/matt-mullenweg-puts-it-in-perspective/#comment-257152 I agree. And I really enjoyed the post. One of the most interesting in a while. But with Matt now firmly in the ranks of guys who are wreaking havoc on The Way Things Are for love and not for money, right behind Craig Newmark and Jimmy Wales, I'm sensing a new archetype - something that journalists ought to be able to latch onto. ;) I agree. And I really enjoyed the post. One of the most interesting in a while.

But with Matt now firmly in the ranks of guys who are wreaking havoc on The Way Things Are for love and not for money, right behind Craig Newmark and Jimmy Wales, I’m sensing a new archetype - something that journalists ought to be able to latch onto.

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