Joe Stump on What Defines Success When Building Massive Websites

In Chapter 4 of 16 of his 2009 Capture Your Flag interview, entrepreneur Joe Stump provides a practical view answering "What defines success in what you do?" by comparing internet architecture and programming to structural engineering. He concludes success means "Not breaking things."

Transcript:

Erik Michielsen: How do you define success in what you do?

Joe Stump:  Not breaking things.  At the end of the day, it is an engineering field.  How does an engineer describe success after he has built a bridge?  It didn’t fall down.  So, I mean at a core level, you do everything you can to not break stuff.

 

 
 

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