Comments on: Would You Like To Play A Game?

By: Jonathan Woodard

Jonathan Woodard — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:59:00 +0000

The original post confuses me — he says “everyone fears being in a company post detonation.” but goes on to describe a situation at Raindance where “Todd my partner/co-founder had the only warhead left…” That implies to me that someone else had already used there.

Also, minor nitpick, DEFCON 1 is “war imminent,” not DEFCON 5. (It’s a common mistake, but a personal pet peeve.)

By: fasterstill

fasterstill — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:44:11 +0000

Interesting metaphor and I have to say pretty spot on. From the vantage point of someone who was willing to blow himself up, anyone frustrated in a start-up should take opportunities to confront the situation before it gets to DEFCON 5. As for me I guess I felt like I was dealing with an irrational situation, a terrorist (to continue the metaphor) at that point and couldn't confront the issue rationally / comprehensively enough.

Sometimes whether it is the right thing for the business or not you need to be willing to push the button and create change.

By: fasterstill

fasterstill — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:44:11 +0000

Sometimes whether it is the right thing for the business or not you need to be willing to push the button and create change.